outlive

英 [ˌaʊtˈlɪv]

美 [ˌaʊtˈlɪv]

v.  比…活得长; (在…结束或消失后)继续存在

过去分词：outlived　过去式：outlived　第三人称单数：outlives　现在分词：outliving　

Collins.1 / BNC.18496 / COCA.13991

牛津词典

verb

• 比…活得长
  to live longer than sb
  1. He outlived his wife by three years.
     他比妻子多活了三年。
• （在…结束或消失后）继续存在
  to continue to exist after sth else has ended or disappeared
  1. The machine had outlived its usefulness (= was no longer useful) .
     这机器已无用了。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 比…活得长;比…持久
  If one personoutlivesanother, they are still alive after the second person has died. If one thingoutlivesanother thing, the first thing continues to exist after the second has disappeared or been replaced.
  1. I'm sure Rose will outlive many of us...
     我肯定罗丝会比我们中的很多人长命。
  2. The UN is an organisation which has long since outlived its usefulness...
     联合国是一个早已形同虚设的机构。
  3. By the early 1980s, the power station had outlived its purpose.
     这座电站到20世纪80年代初就已经失去作用了。

英英释义

verb

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

双语例句

• Lord, let me never, never, outlive my love for thee.
  主，我莫苟且偷生，如若对你爱减退。
• Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance.
  这一点都不奇怪，愿望的寿命要超过行动很多年。
• But I think he might outlive us all.
  但我觉得它说不定比我们所有人都活得久。
• Ship outlive the storm Don't chance sailing in a storm.
  不要冒险在风暴中航行。
• What nobody could predict was that the new threat would long outlive the old one.
  大家没能预料到的是，新威胁比旧威胁历时更久。
• By the early 1980s, the power station had outlived its purpose.
  这座电站到20世纪80年代初就已经失去作用了。
• Textbook. she'll outlive us all.
  非常成功。她会比我们活的都久。
• Some of these friendships in the office will outlive the job; others will not.
  有些办公室友谊能让工作充满乐趣，有些则不然。
• I certainly hope I won't outlive any of my children.
  我当然不希望比我的任何一个孩子活得长。
• He will not outlive this night.
  他活不过今宵。