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词汇 outnumbering
释义 outnumbering
present participle ofoutnumber
outnumber
verb[ T ]
uk /ˌaʊtˈnʌm.bər/ us /ˌaʊtˈnʌm.bɚ/
C1
to be greater in number than someone or something: 在数量上超过,比…多
In our office the women outnumber the men three to one.我们办公室女性多于男性,比例为3比1。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Surpassing in quality or number
catch (someone) up
compare
crown
crush
do something for an encoreidiom
eclipse
encore
outcompete
outdo
outflank
outgo
outman
push the envelopeidiom
put/leave someone in the shadeidiom
shade
shame
steal
steal a march on someoneidiom
steal someone's thunderidiom
surpass

Examples of outnumbering


outnumbering

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Juxtaposed with the above, and far outnumbering in frequency such references to the 'real world' outside, are endless stories of the miraculous events surrounding him.
The proliferation of fingerprint bureaus in every local law enforcement agency had the effect of quickly outnumbering academically trained scientists.
Despite women substantially outnumbering men in these settings as a whole, there are approximately equal numbers of married men and married women.
Imitation spines are nearly twice as abundant as real spines, outnumbering the latter 58 to 33, and imitation spines are known from the same contexts as real spines.
Yet they continued to dominate the 50 plus age group throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, outnumbering women by a ratio of approximately two to one.
There is room in a legislative assembly for a few people, not outnumbering those whose main qualifications are political, who are able to contribute.
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Archaeological diving is only a small part of diving, with amateurs outnumbering professionals.
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I am accustomed to finding the ladies outnumbering us by about 10:1.
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I really cannot see why the outnumbering by more than one should not simply be left out altogether.
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Some stations boast large numbers of contractors, vastly outnumbering the number of service personnel.
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Manufacturers will be tempted to take on extra men to qualify for the refund and premium by outnumbering their office staff.
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They happen to have an altogether phenomenal majority, because we cannot get enough bye-elections to rectify things, outnumbering their opponents by about three to one.
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It has been suggested that boards should have a balanced membership with no category of members outnumbering another.
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In my submission, the sentence about applications considerably outnumbering the places available is the crux of the case.
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Hard sell strategies have barter, outnumbering, pressure and rank.
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