| 单词 | out-of-date |
| 释义 | out-of-date (once / 22176 pages) adj Something that's out-of-date is either old-fashioned or so old that it's invalid. That typewriter in your closet is out-of-date, as well as that acid wash denim vest. An expired driver's license is out-of-date, and the out-of-date milk in your refrigerator is pretty likely to smell sour (depending on how out-of-date it is). Another way to be out-of-date is to be hopelessly unfashionable, like your mom's out-of-date bell bottom jeans or your grandparents' out-of-date kitchen, with its appliances from 1970. You can also use the words obsolete or outdated to mean out-of-date. WORD FAMILYout-of-date USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s time to toss away the out-of-date claim that public employees earn less than their peers in the private sector. Washington Times(Dec 12, 2016) Sonya, out hawking out-of-date copies of Granma, the Communist Party’s daily newspaper, says she is “very worried about the future”. Economist(Nov 27, 2016) He has also said the public faces a choice between a government pursuing a "hard Brexit" and an "ultra-left" Labour Party with out-of-date policies. BBC(Nov 24, 2016) adj old; no longer valid or fashionable out-of-date ideas Syn outdated, superannuated noncurrent not current or belonging to the present time |
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