Word · Frequency #18496
outlive
比……活得长;比……经久
live longer than somebody or something
- 1.
To live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive.
比......活得长;在......死后继续活着;幸存。
- 2.
To live through or past (a given time).
经历或活过(某段时间)。
- 3.
To surpass in duration; outlast.
在持续时间上超过;比......持久。
- 4.
To live longer; continue to live.
活得更久;继续活着。
度过……而幸存;熬过;比......活得长;在......死后继续活着;幸存。;经历或活过(某段时间)。;在持续时间上超过;比......持久。;活得更久;继续活着。
In use
She outlived her husband by twenty years.
The old clock has outlived three generations of our family.
The little boat outlived the violent storm.
outlive sb
指某人的寿命比另一个人更长。
She outlived her husband.
她比她丈夫活得久。
outlive sth
用于事物时,表示比另一事物存在得更久、更经久。
The tree outlived the house that once stood beside it.
这棵树比曾经立在它旁边的房子活得还久。
outlive a crisis / storm
用于风暴、危机等困难时,表示“熬过、幸存下来”。
The ship outlived the storm.
这艘船挺过了风暴。
Connections
Collocations
- outlive its usefulness
- 不再有用却继续存在;超过其有效期限
- The old software has outlived its usefulness and is no longer worth updating.这款旧软件已经没有用处,不再值得更新了。
- outlive someone by many years
- 比某多人多活很多年
- He outlived his wife by many years.他比妻子多活了许多年。
- outlive one's child
- 比自己的孩子活得久;白发人送黑发人
- No parent expects to outlive their child.没有父母会预料到自己比孩子活得更久。
- outlive a storm
- 经受住(风暴或危机)而存活下来
- The old bridge has outlived every storm in the past hundred years.这座老桥在过去一百年里经受住了每一次风暴的考验。
Idioms & figurative uses
- outlive one's usefulness
- 失去用处,不再有用This old policy has outlived its usefulness.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法:out(超出)+ live(活)→ 活得超过别人,即比…长寿。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常交流、书面叙述 通常用于中性语境,既可以指人比另一人活得久,也可以指事物持续存在的时间更长;在正式写作和日常口语中都比较常见。
Grammar Note
作“比……活得长/更持久”解时,宾语可以是人、事物或时间段;作“度过……而幸存”解时,宾语常为困难或事件。
Pronunciation & Spelling
outlive 读 /aʊtˈlɪv/,重读的 -live 发 /lɪv/。live(动词 /lɪv/)、give /ɡɪv/、forgive /fərˈɡɪv/、relive /ˌriːˈlɪv/ 都以重读的 /ɪv/ 结尾,与 outlive 押韵。注意拼写相似的 alive /əˈlaɪv/ 和 olive /ˈɒlɪv/ 并不押韵:alive 的 -live 发 /laɪv/;olive 重音在首音节,-ive 读 /ɪv/ 但不在重读音节。
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。
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