单词 | outpace |
释义 | outpace (aʊtpeɪs ) Word forms: outpaces , outpacing , outpaced verb To outpace someone or something means to perform a particular action faster or better than they can. These hovercraft can easily outpace most boats. [VERB noun] The economy will continue to outpace its foreign rivals for years to come. [VERB noun] She outpaced the former Olympic champion. [VERB noun] Synonyms: outdistance, leave behind, outstrip, lose Collocations: outpace supply Soaring demand continues to outpace supply and in turn drives prices higher. Times, Sunday Times It estimated that demand for loans would outpace supply by 280 billion this year and by 150 billion in 2010. Times, Sunday Times Over the past six months, demand has outpaced supply across all regions. Times, Sunday Times With no major diamond discoveries in the past couple of decades, analysts are predicting that prices will continue to rise in the long term as demand outpaces supply. Times, Sunday Times The company was caught out in 2005 when demand for the sweetener outpaced supply, prompting some of its largest customers to build up stocks. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 超越 Japanese: より速い |
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