outgrow

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托福 Collins 1

v. grow too large or too mature for
v. grow faster than

vt. 过大而不适于, 长得比...高(或大、快), 成长得不再具有...

Collins 星级

18,632

BNC 频率

13,665

使用频率

outgrow 由 out（超出）和 grow（生长）组成，表示生长得超过某个界限或阶段。

例句

1. She will outgrow her clothes quickly as she is still growing.

她的衣服很快就会不合身，因为她还在长大。

2. Many children outgrow their fear of the dark as they get older.

很多孩子随着年龄增长会不再害怕黑暗。

3. I used to love playing with toys, but I have outgrown them now.

我以前喜欢玩玩具，但现在我已经长大不玩了。