Word · Frequency #20132
outpaces
超过；比…快；赶过
outpaces is the third person singular of outpace.
to move or develop faster than someone or something; to surpass in speed
- 1.
To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.
比......快；超过......的速度
比......快；超过......的速度；超过...速度；赶过
In use
The new high-speed train can outpace most cars on the highway.
Technology is outpacing our ability to adapt to new changes.
Her career quickly outpaced her classmates' achievements.
outpace sb/sth
可用来比较速度、增长或发展等。
The new model soon outpaced all its competitors.
新款很快超过了所有竞争对手。
be outpaced by sb/sth
被动结构强调被超过的对象。
The firm was outpaced by younger rivals.
这家公司被更年轻的对手超过了。
Verb forms
base outpace · third person outpaces · -ing outpacing · past outpaced · past participle outpaced
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 outpaced。
Common mistakes
The new electric car can outpace than the old one.The new electric car can outpace the old one.
outpace 是及物动词，本身已含有“比……快”的比较意义，直接接宾语，不需要像 faster than 那样加 than。
She outpaced with all the other runners in the race.She outpaced all the other runners in the race.
outpace 后直接跟被超过的对象作宾语，中间不能加介词 with。这里受“race with”等搭配影响而误加了 with。
Technology is outpace our imagination.Technology is outpacing our imagination.
在 be 动词后表示“正在超过”时，要用现在分词 outpacing，不能用动词原形 outpace。汉语的“超过”没有时态形式变化，学习者容易忽略英语的进行体。
Connections
Collocations
- outpace demand
- 超过需求（增速）
- Supply is outpacing demand, so prices are falling.供应增速超过需求，价格因此下跌。
- outpace inflation
- 跑赢通胀
- Over the past decade, wages have not outpaced inflation.过去十年，工资涨幅没有跑赢通胀。
- outpace competitors
- 超越竞争对手
- The company is outpacing its competitors in online sales.这家公司在线上销售方面正超越竞争对手。
- outpace the market
- 跑赢市场
- This fund has consistently outpaced the market.这只基金一直跑赢市场。
- outpace expectations
- 超出预期
- The new product outpaced sales expectations.新产品的销售超出了预期。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
out（出）+ pace（步伐）→ 步伐迈出去，速度上超过别人。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：business、news、sports、academic outpace 为中性略正式的动词，多用于新闻报道、商业分析和体育评论等书面语境；日常口语中用得较少，但并非绝对禁忌。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These six words all rhyme with the stressed final syllable of 'outpace': they end in /eɪs/. Note that not every word spelled with -ace rhymes: 'preface' (/ˈprefɪs/) and 'palace' (/ˈpælɪs/) sound different.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.