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单词 outstrip
释义 outstrip
\(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: out- + strip
1. : to go faster than
 < a speed far outstripping the fastest rocket plane — R.M.Sutton >
2.
 a. : to leave behind : go ahead of : excel, surpass
  < in certain countries knowledge had far outstripped wisdom — A.L.Guérard >
  < the central nervous system … has outstripped all else — Waldemar Kaempffert >
 b. : to exceed in quantity or number
  < fall into ever greater destitution as their numbers outstrip their resources — Barbara Ward >
  < the demand for mortgage money outstripped savings — L.H.Olsen >
Synonyms: see exceed
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