outstrips

英 [ˌaʊtˈstrɪps]

美 [ˌaʊtˈstrɪps]

v.  比…大(或重要等); 超过; 胜过; 超越(竞争对手); 比…跑得快; 超越
outstrip的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 超过；胜过
  If one thingoutstripsanother, the first thing becomes larger in amount, or more successful or important, than the second thing.
  1. In the mid-eighteenth century the production of food far outstripped the rise in population...
     18世纪中叶食物的产量远远超过人口的增长。
  2. In 1989 and 1990 demand outstripped supply, and prices went up by more than a third.
     1989年和1990年出现了供不应求的状况，物价上涨了三分之一还要多。

双语例句

• Your intellect obviously outstrips everyone in this room.
  你的智力明显超过了这个房间的人。
• As vehicles get older, consumers can only delay purchases for so long until the expense of keeping clunkers in running order outstrips the cost of replacement.
  汽车老化时，消费者往往只能推迟购买新车，直到维持旧车正常运行的费用超过了购置新车的费用时，才会购置新车。
• At this very moment, lurking under your hood is an engine whose potential far outstrips its current performance.
  此时此刻，隐藏在你的方巾是一个发动机，其潜力将远远超过其目前的表现。
• The demand for firewood now far outstrips supply.
  现在对木柴的需求远大于供威。
• That outstrips the 29 percentage point rise that the financial crisis and economic downturn are expected to inflict.
  而金融危机和经济衰退预计将使国债负债率上升29个百分点。
• The growth in cosmetic procedures outstrips virtually every other area of health care.
  而美容手术的增长幅度也确实比其他医疗保健项目要大得多。
• The city's wealth gap now outstrips that of Singapore, the United Kingdom and Australia as well as other major cities notorious for inequality such as Washington and New York City, says the Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department.
  香港政府统计处（CensusandStatisticsDepartment）表示，香港目前的贫富差距水平已经超过了新加坡、英国和澳大利亚，甚至超过了其他因贫富差距大而闻名的城市，如华盛顿和纽约。
• Today, it is the centre of Kinki, a region whose output outstrips that of both Canada and India.
  今天，它是近畿（关西）地区的中心，该地区的生产总值超过了加拿大和印度的总额。
• Baseball movies have gained an appreciation that far outstrips those dealing with any other sport.
  以棒球为主题的电影获得的青睐远远超过了其他体育类电影。
• Yet, less than a decade later, that quirky name outstrips brands such as Coca-Cola, McDonald's and BMW.
  然而，在不到10年的时间里，这个怪异的名字就超越了可口可乐（Coca-Cola）、麦当劳（McDonald's）和宝马（BMW）等品牌。