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单词 outgoing
释义 outgoing
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷,  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English, from out (III) + going, gerund of gon, goon to go (after gon out to go out) — more at go
1. : the act or action of going out
 < the outgoing of the tide >
 < couldn't keep up with her incomings and outgoings >
2. : something that goes out : issue
 < a mind whose outgoings in talk showed her to be warmer and more sympathetic — H.S.Canby >
3. outgoings plural
 a. : expenditures, outlays
  < the necessary domestic outgoings of the week — Times Literary Supplement >
 b. English law : expenditures (as for rates and taxes) necessary for the upkeep of a property
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: out (I) + going, present participle of go (after go out)
1.
 a. : going outward : departing
  < outgoing correspondence >
  < an outgoing tide >
  < an outgoing ship >
 b. : retiring or withdrawing from a place or position
  < the outgoing president >
  < the outgoing sixth grade class >
  < the outgoing generation >
2. : socially responsive and demonstrative : not reserved : extroverted
 < a boy who was potentially outgoing but impeded by fears of his own impulsiveness — Miriam G. Siegel >
 < as a person he was warm and outgoing — E.R.Mowrer >
out·go·ing·ness noun -es
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