英语词汇“outgrow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

outgrowverb [ T ]

uk/ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ/us/ˌaʊtˈɡroʊ/outgrew, outgrown

outgrow verb [ T ] (SIZE)

to grow bigger than or too big for something:

My seven-year-old got new shoes in April, and he's already outgrown them (= his feet have grown too large for them).

The company outgrew (= became too large for) its office space.

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Becoming bigger

accrue
augment
billow
bloat
broaden
engorged
enlarge
enlargement
expansion
extend
extension
grow
oak
regenerate
scalability
scalable
scaleable
shoot
stretch
supersize

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outgrow verb [ T ] (AGE)

to lose interest in an idea or activity as you get older:

He eventually outgrew his adolescent interest in war and guns.

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Bore and bored

(stuck) in a rut idiom
ass
banal
be (stuck) in a groove idiom
be watching the clock idiom
bore the ass off sb idiom
bored
bored stiff idiom
brain-dead
clock
get itchy feet idiom
languid
listless
pall
restless
suck
tire
uninterested
weary
you should get out more idiom

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单词	outgrow
释义	Contents verb (2) outgrow (SIZE) outgrow (AGE) Contents verb (3) outgrow (1) outgrow (2) outgrow (3) English American Business outgrowverb [ T ] uk/ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ/us/ˌaʊtˈɡroʊ/outgrew, outgrown outgrow verb [ T ] (SIZE) to grow bigger than or too big for something: My seven-year-old got new shoes in April, and he's already outgrown them (= his feet have grown too large for them). The company outgrew (= became too large for) its office space. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Becoming bigger accrue augment billow bloat broaden engorged enlarge enlargement expansion extend extension grow oak regenerate scalability scalable scaleable shoot stretch supersize See more results » outgrow verb [ T ] (AGE) to lose interest in an idea or activity as you get older: He eventually outgrew his adolescent interest in war and guns. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Bore and bored (stuck) in a rut idiom ass banal be (stuck) in a groove idiom be watching the clock idiom bore the ass off sb idiom bored bored stiff idiom brain-dead clock get itchy feet idiom languid listless pall restless suck tire uninterested weary you should get out more idiom See more results » outgrowverb [ T ] us/ɑʊtˈɡroʊ/past tense outgrew /ˌɑʊtˈɡru/, past participle outgrown /ˌɑʊtˈɡroʊn/ to grow too large for something: Our teenager has outgrown most of his clothes. The company outgrew its office space. outgrowverb [ T ] uk/ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ/usoutgrew, outgrown if a company or organization outgrows its buildings or offices, it becomes too big for them: The foundation is expanding rapidly and has outgrown its current facility. to need something that is bigger, more modern, etc. than what you have or use at the present time, for example, because you have become more successful, skilled, etc. than you were previously: In recent years, air travel has outgrown the air traffic control system. to become more successful or important than another person or company that is involved in the same activity or industry as you are: Analysts have predicted that China will outgrow America economically in the second decade of the 21st century.
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