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单词 obsolete
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obsoleteadjective

uk/ˌɒb.səlˈiːt/us/ˌɑːb.səlˈiːt/

C1 not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable:

Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Old or old-fashioned

  • a thing of the past idiom
  • age-old
  • ageing
  • aging
  • ancient
  • creaky
  • feel your age idiom
  • fossilized
  • frumpy
  • fusty
  • have had its/your day idiom
  • hoary
  • neanderthal
  • out of date
  • outdated
  • outmoded
  • outworn
  • passé
  • vintage
  • went out with the ark idiom

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obsoleteadjective [ not gradable ]

us/ˌɑb·səˈlit/

no longer used or needed, usually because something newer and better has replaced it:

Typewriters have been rendered obsolete by computers.

obsoleteadjective

uk/ˈɒbsəliːt/us

not in general use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable:

Payment by cheque will soon be obsolete.
become/be rendered obsolete Traditional retailing is in danger of being rendered obsolete by the internet.
We need to replace some obsolete equipment.
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