Word · Frequency #13890
outdated
过时的；陈旧的；老式的
核心释义
no longer modern, useful, or acceptable; old-fashioned.
- 1.
过时的,老式的,陈旧的。
Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.
- 2.
过时的；不再有效或流行
old; no longer valid or fashionable
- 3.
过时的；非最新的；已废弃的。
Out of date; not the latest; obsolete.
过时的,老式的,陈旧的。；过时的；不再有效或流行；过时的；非最新的；已废弃的。；旧式的；落伍的
用法In use
This software is outdated and no longer receives security updates.
用法提示：形容词作表语，表示某物因旧而不再适用。
Her fashion sense is a bit outdated; she still wears bell-bottom jeans.
用法提示：形容词作表语，描述人的风格陈旧。
The company decided to replace its outdated machinery with modern equipment.
用法提示：形容词作定语，修饰名词，表示机器已落后。
outdated equipment
be + outdated
be 后可用 completely 等副词修饰。
This method is completely outdated.
这种方法完全过时了。
become/get + outdated
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- outdated technology
- 过时的技术
- Many schools are replacing outdated technology with modern devices.许多学校正在用现代化设备替换过时的技术。
- outdated information
- 过时的信息
- The website still shows outdated information about store hours.该网站仍显示着关于商店营业时间的过时信息。
- outdated equipment
- 过时的设备
- Workers had to struggle with outdated equipment in the factory.工人们不得不在工厂里费力使用过时的设备。
- outdated ideas
- 过时的观念
- His outdated ideas about gender roles surprised his colleagues.他对性别角色的过时观念令同事们感到惊讶。
- outdated methods
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
out=出+dated=标着日期；过了日期的票券就作废，东西过了“日期”自然就过时了。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：科技、时尚、规章制度 该词为中性常用词，正式与日常场合均可使用；多用于描述技术、观点、规则等已过时或不再适用的情况，语气客观，通常不带强烈贬义。
语法说明Grammar Note
常作表语或定语，指不再流行或有效
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ated 结尾，其中 -ated 都读 /eɪtɪd/，所以与 outdated 的 -dated 部分押韵；但注意重音位置不同（outdated 的重音在 out-，-dated 是次重音）。别把 outward /ˈaʊtwərd/ 或 outmoded /ˌaʊtˈmoʊdɪd/ 当作同韵词，它们的读音不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.