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单词 outrace
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outracev.

Brit. /ˌaʊtˈreɪs/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈreɪs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, race n.1
Etymology: < out- prefix + race n.1 Compare outrun v.
transitive. To outrun in a race; to outstrip. Also figurative and in extended use.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (transitive)] > gain (ground) upon > catch up or overtake > outstrip
to leave behinda1393
overgoc1425
preventa1500
outgo1530
out-trot1555
outstrip1567
stripa1592
outpacea1596
out-swift1606
to have (also get) the speed ofa1616
outstretcha1642
to give (a person or thing) the go-by1642
to gain bounds of1653
outrace1657
outspeed1661
to cast behind1681
distance1691
belag1721
repass1728
outfoot1740
outdistance1789
fore-reach1803
to have the foot of1832
to run away1843
slip1856
short-head1863
tine1871
forespeed1872
outrate1873
1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ Def. xxii. 224 In them also who have outraced them, and gone beyond the goale.
a1682 T. Philipot Æsop's Fables (1687) xciv. 189 The Horse unable to out-race the Hart, Implores the aid of man to take his part.
1802 W. Sotheby Oberon iii. 65 'Twas the wing'd Arab steed. Not the rack of the night-storm out-races his speed.
1869 J. Ruskin Queen of Air 80 It [sc. the bird] rests upon the air, subdues it, surpasses it, outraces it.
1931 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 16 264 Would you buy the most powerful of motor cars, and outrace Cook County?
1941 L. Hart We're on Track in L. Hart & R. Kimball Compl. Lyrics Lorenz Hart (1986) 279/2 With music to pace us Who can outrace us As we ride In our stride?
1992 Tucson (Arizona) Weekly 21 Dec. (New Year's Eve Guide) 6/3 This is the sort of restaurant where the liquid tab can easily outrace the dinner bill.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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