英语词汇“outstrip”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINoutstrip

Origin:

1500-1600 strip ‘to move fast’ (15-18 centuries)

VERB TABLE

outstrip

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	outstrip
	he, she, it	outstrips
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	outstripped
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have outstripped
	he, she, it	has outstripped
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had outstripped
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will outstrip
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have outstripped

Continuous Form
Present	I	am outstripping
	he, she, it	is outstripping
	you, we, they	are outstripping
Past	I, he, she, it	was outstripping
	you, we, they	were outstripping
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been outstripping
	he, she, it	has been outstripping
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been outstripping
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be outstripping
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been outstripping

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Demand for energy is outstripping the supply.
Even the most primitive computer can outstrip the human brain in certain types of calculation.
Girls are now outstripping boys in all school subjects.
The new magazine's circulation of 210,000 outstrips that of all of its closest competitors.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

After Henry had outstripped him in celebrity, he grew riotous.
But the problems and discontent of today far outstrip the grumblings heard in 1964.
Had they succeeded for the first time in outstripping the rumours of their coming?
He soon ceased trying new ideas, already outstripped by others far more inventive than he.
Our technical ability to make things and to pollute now far outstrips our ability to understand the processes we have unleashed.
Shalala outstripped her Cabinet colleagues for implementing existing programs and public policy.
The costs, which were not adjusted for inflation, outstripped median household incomes over the same period by 152 percentage points.
The result was a substantial rise in yields and an increase in output that outstripped the rise in population.

Longman Language Activatorto reach a higher standard than someone or something else► do better

· The British champion has completed the course in three minutes -- let's see if his Canadian rival can do better.do better than · If you are saving 5 percent of your income each year, you're doing better than most people.· Harris argued that the economy is doing better than it was five years ago.

► outdo

to do better than someone you are competing with, especially because you want to prove that you are better: · Kids always try to outdo each other in attracting the teacher's attention.· Western Europe and Japan managed to outdo their American competitors in some economic areas.

► outshine

written to be clearly more attractive, popular, or skilful than someone else: · The young Japanese violinist outshone every other musician at the concert.· Kelly was outstanding and outshone every other player on the field.

► outclass

to perform with much greater skill or success than someone or something else: · For the third time this season, Celtic outclassed their local rivals, Rangers, last night.· There's never been a jet engine to outclass the Rolls Royce Avon.

► outstrip

to do very much better than someone or something else, especially when the person or thing you are competing with used to be of the same standard: · The new magazine's circulation of 210,000 outstrips that of all of its closest competitors.· Girls are now outstripping boys in all school subjects.

► overtake

to develop or increase more quickly than someone or something else and become bigger, better, or more advanced than them: · The Clippers played better in the second half but couldn't overtake the Rockets and lost by eight points.· Some are predicting that India could overtake China as the world's most populous country before 2050.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► supply outstrips/exceeds demand

(=more is available than people need or want)· In the 1980s, the supply of grain far exceeded the demand.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► far

· But the problems and discontent of today far outstrip the grumblings heard in 1964.· Where nutrients are plentiful, productivity is high, production far outstrips decomposition, and organic sediments accumulate on the lake beds.· This reduction, however, is likely to be far outstripped by the increasing output of carbon dioxide.· This growth far outstripped the provision of facilities.· Our technical ability to make things and to pollute now far outstrips our ability to understand the processes we have unleashed.· The value of the investments and exports it backs far outstrips Britain's annual aid budget.

NOUN► demand

· However, with a higher age structure, compared with the national average, demand continues to outstrip supply.· Ciba-Geigy curtailed its Program advertising last year, when demand outstripped supplies.· If the demand for energy outstrips the supply, we use up the fat and become slimmer.· In practice demand invariably outstrips supply, obliging librarians to make decisions upon priorities.· Therefore, with demand outstripping supply for new aircraft production, existing in-service aircraft are replaced more slowly.· They are able to do so because demand is greatly outstripping supply.