outgrow

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌaʊtˈɡɹəʊ/    美 /ˌɑʊtˈɡɹoʊ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc. figuratively,often,transitive
    — Poorer children often have to wear whatever an older sibling has outgrown.
  2. To grow faster or larger than. transitive
    — The best adapted plant varieties tend to outgrow those less adapted.

词形变化

outgrows present,singular,third-person outgrowing participle,present outgrew past outgrown participle,past

词汇关系

衍生词
outgrowth

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úd
Proto-Germanic *ūt
Proto-Germanic *ūt-
Old English ūt-
Middle English ut-
English out-
English grow
English outgrow
From out- + grow.
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