单词 | outpull |
释义 | outpull in British English (ˌaʊtˈpʊl) verb (transitive) 1. to exceed in pulling 2. to draw a larger audience than outpull in American English (ˌautˈpul) transitive verb to exceed in ability to attract an audience, attention, etc.; outdraw a film that is outpulling every other movie in town Word origin [1925–30; out- + pull]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: buildup, off-line, payload, recycle, turnaroundout- is a prefixal use of the adverb out, occurring in various senses in compounds (outcast; outcome; outside), and serving also to form many transitive verbs denoting a going beyond, surpassing,or outdoing in the particular action indicated (outbid; outdo; outgeneral; outlast; outstay; outrate) |
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