| 词汇 | outdistance |
| 释义 | outdistance verb[ T ] uk /ˌaʊtˈdɪs.təns/ us /ˌaʊtˈdɪs.təns/ to be faster in a race than other competitors, or (more generally) to be much better than someone: （在赛跑中）远远超过，遥遥领先于;（大大）优于 The company outdistance their nearest business competitors by a long way.该公司遥遥领先于其商业劲敌。 Synonym outstrip Winning, losing & scoring in sport aet against the run of playidiom all out blinder blow someone away box score counterattack crash dead heat draw hammering offence offensively outpoint outrun point-scoring points deduction shutout tank winner outdistance | American Dictionaryoutdistance verb[ T ] us/ˌɑʊtˈdɪs·təns/ to go faster or farther than other competitors, esp. in a race: He easily outdistanced the other runners. Examples of outdistanceoutdistance In value terms it vastly outdistances anything which could possibly be the outcome of the renegotiations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the demand continues at the present rate, by this winter it will definitely have outdistanced our record pre-war year of output of winter milk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such ships would be outdistanced by speed and in range by modern ships. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The process of mechanisation has far outdistanced any reductions which have been made in the authorised number of officers' chargers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is difficult to draft a law that makes sense today and ensure that it is not outdistanced by technology tomorrow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, even if over the whole year we showed some increase, we were in that year sadly outdistanced by our principal competitors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should call it—but she has far outdistanced all of us who were created peers on that list, and deservedly so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a disaster in respect of which our worst fears are being constantly outdistanced by reality as it emerges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, he could do that only for a short time in 1850, because wireless telegraphy quickly outdistanced the speed of the pigeons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to us that we are being outdistanced by our competitors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, it is not surprising that some people, including some trade unionists of standing, have asked whether we are outdistancing prices and production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For years now the level of wage inflation has considerably outdistanced that of price inflation, and the pincer movement between the two has grossly undermined the resources of industry generally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nuclear power is unquestionably entering an era when it can equal, if not outdistance, the efficiency of any other kind of fuel for the generation of electricity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They found that an industry which had been a front runner and boasted of a distinguished history of achievement, had allowed itself to be outdistanced by its foreign competitors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The need far outdistances the supply. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。