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单词 outdated
释义
outdatedout‧dat‧ed /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd◂/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • outdated equipment
  • Outdated laws and regulations are failing to keep crime on the Internet in check.
  • Outdated textbooks, decrepit buildings, overcrowded classrooms - the list of problems is long and growing.
  • a rebel army, equipped only with outdated Russian weapons
  • an outdated passport
  • It is hard to run a business with outdated equipment.
  • teaching methods that were hopelessly outdated
  • The image of the civil service as a male, middle class bastion is now outdated.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • After having introduced the outdated 1973 valuations, at some stage it would have a nationwide revaluation.
  • Delegation was essentially a means of attempting to adjust planning machinery to an outdated local government system.
  • He explained that union membership was an outdated rule.
  • It is an outdated and inefficient system, which is not appropriate for this type of work.
  • Prescriptivists are seen as blind adherents to outdated norms of formal usage.
  • The ferries were safe but too often they were outdated and uncomfortable.
  • Times were not good, we had basically clung to outdated ideas and we were on the verge of closing.
  • Which outdated drugs are still used?
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
not considered modern or fashionable – used about styles of clothes, furniture etc, or about words and ideas: · The room was full of big old-fashioned furniture.· I can’t wear that dress – it’s too old-fashioned.· He had a lot of good old-fashioned values.
not containing the most recent information and therefore not useful: · This guidebook is completely out-of-date.
used about machines, equipment, or methods that are old-fashioned and have been replaced by better, more recent ones: · In today’s world, technology rapidly becomes outdated.· The accident was blamed on an outdated rail network.
used about styles etc that were fashionable until recently but now look old-fashioned: · The pictures in this book already look a bit dated.· I liked the food but the decor in the restaurant was very dated.
not fashionable and not popular with people anymore: · They lived in an unfashionable part of London.· The word ‘patriotic’ has become rather unfashionable these days.
old-fashioned – used about machines and equipment that are no longer being produced because better ones have been invented: · These days, you buy a computer and it’s almost immediately obsolete.· Many laboratories use obsolete equipment and do not receive enough funding.
formal old and not suitable for modern needs and conditions: · antiquated ideas about the constitution· an antiquated central heating system· antiquated technology
Longman Language Activatoropinions/methods/systems
old-fashioned opinions and ways of living were common in the past, but are not the way most people think and behave now: · In those days, people believed that divorce was morally wrong, but this now seems very old-fashioned.· He has some very old-fashioned ideas about women.
outdated opinions, methods, or systems are not suitable for modern times and need to be changed and made more modern: · Outdated laws and regulations are failing to keep crime on the Internet in check.· Outdated textbooks, decrepit buildings, overcrowded classrooms - the list of problems is long and growing.· The image of the civil service as a male, middle class bastion is now outdated.
: outmoded belief/attitude/way of thinking etc a way of thinking that was once popular but is not useful or suitable anymore: · The views of many of the senior professors reflect outmoded concepts and ideas.· The government's outmoded attitudes are dragging the whole country back into the nineteenth century.
traditional opinions, methods, or customs have existed for a long time, and have not been changed or affected by modern ideas: · The local people still use traditional farming methods which have been used for hundreds of years.· the traditional idea that a woman's place is in the home· Tom went to a very traditional boys' school.
a belief or attitude that is unfashionable is no longer fashionable or popular: · Smoking has become very unfashionable in the last ten years.it is unfashionable to do something: · It's unfashionable these days to say you want to get married and give up your job, isn't it?
machines/equipment
old-fashioned machines and equipment have a design that is no longer modern: · He rides one of those old-fashioned bikes with high handlebars.· A lot of the machines at the factory are very old-fashioned.· Old-fashioned ceiling fans have been making a comeback as a cheap and reliable alternative to air conditioning.
use this about machines or equipment that use old-fashioned designs, and should be replaced with more modern ones: · It is hard to run a business with outdated equipment.· a rebel army, equipped only with outdated Russian weapons
use this about machines and equipment that are no longer being produced, and that seem old-fashioned because newer machines have been invented which can do the job much better: · The old 5¼ inch floppy disks are now obsolete.make something obsolete: · a new type of 'Network Computer', which could make existing PCs obsolete within five years
very old and old-fashioned and no longer suitable for modern needs: · My mother's antiquated vacuum cleaner still works, believe it or not.· Hospitals suffer from inadequate facilities, antiquated equipment and shortages of medical supplies.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· The old-fashioned expression 'in the family way' means to be pregnant.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectivedatedoutdatedverbdatepredatenoundate
1if something is outdated, it is no longer considered useful or effective, because something more modern existsold-fashioned:  outdated teaching methods a factory with outdated equipment His writing style is now boring and outdated. see thesaurus at old-fashioned2outdated information is not recent and may no longer be correct:  This estimate was made on the basis of outdated figures.
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