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。
超过;比…快;赶过
outpacing — present participle of outpace
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超过;比…快;赶过
to move or develop faster than someone or something; to surpass in speed
The new model soon outpaced all its competitors.
新款很快超过了所有竞争对手。
比......快;超过......的速度
To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.
outpace
Base
原形
outpaces
3rd person
第三人称单数
outpacing
-ing
现在分词
outpaced
Past
过去式
outpaced
Past participle
过去分词
Technology often outpaces the laws that govern it.
科技常常领先于监管它的法律。
She outpaced all the other runners in the final lap.
她在最后一圈超过了所有其他选手。
This company has outpaced its competitors this year.
这家公司今年已经超过了它的竞争对手。
规则动词,过去式和过去分词均为 outpaced。
The new high-speed train can outpace most cars on the highway.
新的高速列车在公路上能超过大多数汽车。
Technology is outpacing our ability to adapt to new changes.
技术正在超越我们适应新变化的能力。
Her career quickly outpaced her classmates' achievements.
她的事业很快超过了同学们的成就。
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。
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。
Not this
The new electric car can outpace than the old one.
Use this
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。
Not this
She outpaced with all the other runners in the race.
Use this
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。
Not this
Technology is outpace our imagination.
Use this
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。
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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。
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。
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。
跑赢市场
This fund has consistently outpaced the market.
这只基金一直跑赢市场。
超出预期
The new product outpaced sales expectations.
新产品的销售超出了预期。
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out(出)+ pace(步伐)→ 步伐迈出去,速度上超过别人。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.