释义 |
out-out- /aʊt/ prefix 1used to form nouns and adjectives from verbs that are followed by ‘out’: an outbreak of flu (=from ‘break out’) outspoken comments (=from ‘speak out’)2[in nouns and adjectives] outside or beyond something: an outbuilding (=small building away from the main building) outlying areas (=far from the centre)3[in verbs] being or becoming bigger, further, greater etc than someone or something else: He’s outgrown his clothes (=become too big for them). She outlived her brother (=he died before her).4[in verbs] doing better than someone, so that you defeat them: I can out-argue you any day. She outran him. |