单词 | obsolete |
释义 | obsolete (ɒbsəliːt ) adjective Something that is obsolete is no longer needed because something better has been invented. So much equipment becomes obsolete almost as soon as it's made. Synonyms: outdated, old, passé, ancient Collocations: obsolete product It called on banks and building societies to close the obsolete products unilaterally and move people into better-paying accounts at the end of fixed terms. Times, Sunday Times Old, obsolete products and inefficient production and distribution techniques simply cannot survive, and are blown away, to the benefit of consumers. Times, Sunday Times Because of the fashion cycle, stylistically obsolete products may eventually regain popularity and cease to be obsolete. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To that end, he encouraged the site's copywriters to be entertainingly frank about the shortcomings of the often obsolete products sold on the site. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Such an analysis must also cover the stocks and flows that are not covered by financial accounting such as some waste flows, exhausts, or stocks of obsolete products. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the crown courts judges cope with obsolete technology and have dealt with shorter hearings: bail applications, guilty pleas and sentences. Times,Sunday Times Its interest in pyrotechnics and repurposing obsolete technology was upgraded for this event with contemporary widgets such as windscreen-wiper motors, gas-cooker igniters and sound-sensitive light wire. Times, Sunday Times Part of it has to be that there's so much out there, from the instantly obsolete technology — games consoles, digital cameras, mobile phones — to the merchandise that comes with movies. Times, Sunday Times Their interfaces don't refer to the most up-to-date technology, but to obsolete technology. Globe and Mail Or are we supposed to keep harmful and increasingly obsolete technology alive because communities depend on it? The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 荒废的 Japanese: すたれた |
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