outlive

英 [ˌaʊtˈlɪv]

美 [ˌaʊtˈlɪv]

v.  比…活得长; (在…结束或消失后)继续存在

过去分词：outlived　过去式：outlived　第三人称单数：outlives　现在分词：outliving　

Collins.1 / BNC.18496 / COCA.13991

牛津词典

verb

• 比…活得长
  to live longer than sb
  1. He outlived his wife by three years.
     他比妻子多活了三年。
• （在…结束或消失后）继续存在
  to continue to exist after sth else has ended or disappeared
  1. The machine had outlived its usefulness (= was no longer useful) .
     这机器已无用了。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 比…活得长;比…持久
  If one personoutlivesanother, they are still alive after the second person has died. If one thingoutlivesanother thing, the first thing continues to exist after the second has disappeared or been replaced.
  1. I'm sure Rose will outlive many of us...
     我肯定罗丝会比我们中的很多人长命。
  2. The UN is an organisation which has long since outlived its usefulness...
     联合国是一个早已形同虚设的机构。
  3. By the early 1980s, the power station had outlived its purpose.
     这座电站到20世纪80年代初就已经失去作用了。

英英释义

verb

• live longer than
  1. She outlived her husband by many years
  Synonym:outlastsurvive

双语例句

• The most vibrant communities often outlive the participation of their founders.
  最有活力的社区的寿命通常比社区创建者的参与时间长。
• Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance.
  这一点都不奇怪，愿望的寿命要超过行动很多年。
• Which is why some Asian empires will struggle to outlive their founders.
  这就是为什么一些亚洲家族帝国竭尽努力使其企业寿命长过其创办人。
• I'm sure Rose will outlive many of us
  我肯定罗丝会比我们中的很多人长命。
• Some of these friendships in the office will outlive the job; others will not.
  有些办公室友谊能让工作充满乐趣，有些则不然。
• Psychology experts reckon people whose first name begins with A outlive by10 years those whose initial is D.
  心理学专家统计发现，名字首字母为A的人要比首字母为D的人多活10年。
• In fact, leaders 'legacies, good or bad, outlive their departures.
  事实上，无论是好是坏，领袖人物的遗产会比他们本人更长寿。
• They all survive serious cold winters and ought to outlive all of us.
  它们可以适应非常寒冷的冬天，而且应该长于我们所有人的寿命。
• British collusion in such destruction is a scandal that will outlive any passing conflict.
  英国共谋此次破坏行动，这种丑行的恶劣影响将超过任何其他短暂的冲突。
• By the early 1980s, the power station had outlived its purpose.
  这座电站到20世纪80年代初就已经失去作用了。