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单词 outgross
释义

outgross

verb

out·​gross ˌau̇t-ˈgrōs How to pronounce outgross (audio)
outgrossed; outgrossing; outgrosses

transitive verb

1
: to gross more than
a highly anticipated movie that outgrossed all the rest in its first week
2
: to be more disgusting or gross than : to exceed in grossness
But violence and decay can't make or break a [TV] series … With so much competition, the rush to outgross the grossest can't possibly last. Tim Goodman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Dog, a far lower-profile flick with no Oscar aspirations, might just outgross it in North America. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 Heck, the second-biggest global grosser at that moment was Will Smith’s Independence Day, while Smith’s Men in Black would outgross The Lost World domestically in the summer of 1997. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 Levy remembers when Night at the Museum would outgross the likes of Superman Returns and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Animal House’ would outgross ‘American Graffiti’ (the 1973 Universal movie that earned $55.8 million in domestic film rentals). Scott Harrison, latimes.com, 6 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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