outmoded

英 [ˌaʊtˈməʊdɪd]

美 [ˌaʊtˈmoʊdɪd]

adj.  过时的; 已无用的
v.  使过时；使不流行；变旧；变不流行
outmode的过去分词和过去式

TOEFLGRE经济

BNC.18486 / COCA.17416

牛津词典

adj.

• 过时的；已无用的
  no longer fashionable or useful
  1. an outmoded attitude
     陈腐的观点

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 过时的；老式的；废弃的；无用的
  If you describe something asoutmoded, you mean that you think it is old-fashioned and no longer useful or relevant to modern life.
  1. Romania badly needs aid to modernise its outmoded industries...
     罗马尼亚亟需援助以使其落后的工业现代化。
  2. What hope is there, if people in positions of power continue to promote outmoded attitudes?...
     如果当权者仍然抱残守缺，还有什么希望可言？
  3. The political system has become thoroughly outmoded.
     这一政治体制已经完全落伍了。

英英释义

adj

• out of fashion
  1. a suit of rather antique appearance
  2. demode (or outmoded) attire
  3. outmoded ideas
  Synonym:antiquedemodeexold-fashionedold-hat(p)passepassee

双语例句

• He held onto the Motorola devices that had been outmoded by Apple's iPhone.
  他保留了摩托罗拉被苹果的iPhone赶超的产品。
• They have taken aboard new cargo and jettisoned some outmoded gear.
  他们装上新的货物，并把一些陈旧过时的装备抛弃。
• Being traditional does not mean being old-fashioned or outmoded.
  保持传统并非意味着抱残守缺或冥顽不化。
• Technologies change rapidly. today's cutting edge may be tomorrow's outmoded design.
  科技变化快速。今天的尖端技术明天可能就成了过时的设计。
• Our current society's system of "punishment" is outmoded, inhumane, and unproductive.
  我们现今社会的“处罚”机制是过时的，不人道的，与无建构性的。
• To my thinking they will be outmoded in four years.
  据我看来，四年之后这些就会过时。
• In this respect, our system of selecting cadres is outmoded.
  从这方面来看，我们选拔干部的制度是落后的。
• I don't see fountain pens as old-fashioned or outmoded.
  我不认为钢笔是不合时宜的或过时的。
• Romania badly needs aid to modernise its outmoded industries
  罗马尼亚亟需援助以使其落后的工业现代化。
• Don't stubbornly cling to an outmoded position, especially at work or in health areas.
  在工作与健康方面，不要固执己见的坚持一些过时的观点。