outlast

英 [ˌaʊtˈlɑːst]

美 [ˌaʊtˈlæst]

v.  比…持续时间长

过去式：outlasted　第三人称单数：outlasts　过去分词：outlasted　现在分词：outlasting　

TOEFL

BNC.20453 / COCA.16795

牛津词典

verb

• 比…持续时间长
  to continue to exist or take part in an activity for a longer time than sb/sth
  1. He can outlast anyone on the dance floor.
     在舞场上，他比谁都能跳。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 比…活得长；比…持久
  If one thingoutlastsanother thing, the first thing lives or exists longer than the second.
  1. These naturally dried flowers will outlast a bouquet of fresh blooms...
     这些自然风干的花会比一束鲜花更加持久。
  2. People should listen to his music —it will outlast us all.
     人们应该听听他的音乐——它会是超越时间的经典。

英英释义

verb

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

双语例句

• Around in circles you go, no progress again today and only those who play the game the best will collect the bigger paychecks-but even they can't outlast this game of roulette can they?
  你到周围转转，今天再没有进展，只有那些游戏最好将收集越大支票&但即使他们不能永此轮盘游戏可以吗？
• And it gives us an very nice analogy of somebody whose, you know, a coat which could outlast the owner, but it isn't immortal.
  他给了我们一个很好的类比，某人的大衣可以，比它的主人存在更久，但它并不是不朽的。
• Ah no, my hearers, the monument is made of hardy material, but the lie it tells will outlast it a million years.
  唉，错哉，听众们，纪念碑是用坚硬材料建造的，而它所晓示的谎言却将比它持久百万年。
• If you do not have peer envy problem, you will outlast any fashion fad.
  如果你没有同辈妒忌问题，你就会从中逃过任何的流行时尚。
• I'll go further: I bet a bottle you won't outlast the year.
  我再进一步：我赌一瓶酒，你们俩今年就会结束。
• Replaceable self-sharpening plastic punches are able to significantly outlast conventional steel punches in most applications.
  可更换的自锐塑料拳能够显着持续时间超过普通钢拳打在大多数应用中。
• This very human interaction not only secures me with quick yet profound insights, but also relationships that often far outlast consulting project.
  这种非常人性化的交流不仅让我得到了又快又深刻的见解，而且让我们建立起了远远超出咨询项目本身的良好关系。
• Used in wet sites which are not infested by shipworms, such mangrove piles can outlast non-treated inland hardwoods.
  用在没有船蛀的潮湿地带，红树林木桩的使用寿命超过未经处理的陆地硬木。
• His grandmother will outlast his grandfather.
  他祖母会比他祖父长寿。
• When I look into myself, I find my strongest desire is to create a monument, to build something which will outlast me.
  当我观察自己时，我发现我最强的欲望是创造一个铭记，建筑某些可以遗留身后的东西。