outlive

英 [ˌaʊtˈlɪv]

美 [ˌaʊtˈlɪv]

v.  比…活得长; (在…结束或消失后)继续存在

过去分词：outlived　过去式：outlived　第三人称单数：outlives　现在分词：outliving　

Collins.1 / BNC.18496 / COCA.13991

牛津词典

verb

• 比…活得长
  to live longer than sb
  1. He outlived his wife by three years.
     他比妻子多活了三年。
• （在…结束或消失后）继续存在
  to continue to exist after sth else has ended or disappeared
  1. The machine had outlived its usefulness (= was no longer useful) .
     这机器已无用了。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 比…活得长;比…持久
  If one personoutlivesanother, they are still alive after the second person has died. If one thingoutlivesanother thing, the first thing continues to exist after the second has disappeared or been replaced.
  1. I'm sure Rose will outlive many of us...
     我肯定罗丝会比我们中的很多人长命。
  2. The UN is an organisation which has long since outlived its usefulness...
     联合国是一个早已形同虚设的机构。
  3. By the early 1980s, the power station had outlived its purpose.
     这座电站到20世纪80年代初就已经失去作用了。

英英释义

verb

• live longer than
  1. She outlived her husband by many years
  Synonym:outlastsurvive

双语例句

• Peter Drucker asked entrepreneurs if they really wanted to build an institution that would outlive them.
  管理大师彼得•德鲁克曾问一些企业家：是否真正想要创建一个比自己存活得更久的企业。
• They all survive serious cold winters and ought to outlive all of us.
  它们可以适应非常寒冷的冬天，而且应该长于我们所有人的寿命。
• He said: 'When my wife came downstairs she said that Atlas is supposed to outlive us.
  他说：当我妻子下楼的时候，她说Atlas当时可能会离我们而去。
• In fact, leaders 'legacies, good or bad, outlive their departures.
  事实上，无论是好是坏，领袖人物的遗产会比他们本人更长寿。
• Probably that is why a good song can outlive all sermons.
  这大致可以解释为什么在记忆中，一手好歌胜过所有的说教。
• British collusion in such destruction is a scandal that will outlive any passing conflict.
  英国共谋此次破坏行动，这种丑行的恶劣影响将超过任何其他短暂的冲突。
• However, you should not get too impatient because sometimes it takes time to outlive your past mistakes.
  但是，不要太没耐心，因为克服过去犯下的错误有时需要很长时间。
• The tragedy of Mr Gorbachev's personal life was to outlive his beloved wife, Raisa.
  戈尔巴乔夫个人生活的悲剧，是挚爱的妻子赖莎先于他离开人世。
• It could outlive many applications, processes, and physical data sources.
  它可以比众多应用程序、流程和物理数据源的存在时间更长。
• Lord, let me never, never, outlive my love for thee.
  主，我莫苟且偷生，如若对你爱减退。