Word · Frequency #21358
outrun
跑得比…快
run faster than
- 1.
To run faster than.
跑得比......快
- 2.
To exceed or overextend.
超过；超出
跑得比......快；超过；超出；超过；逃脱
In use
The younger runner managed to outrun everyone else in the race.
Even though the dog was small, it could outrun most of the bigger dogs at the park.
She outran her brother to the bus stop and got there first.
outrun sb/sth
The sprinter easily outran all her rivals.
这位短跑运动员轻松超过了她所有的对手。
be outrun by sb/sth
outrun 是及物动词，后直接跟宾语；过去式 outran，过去分词 outrun。
The old car was outrun by every other vehicle on the highway.
那辆旧车在高速公路上被其他每一辆车都超过了。
Verb forms
base outrun · third person outruns · -ing outrunning · past outran · past participle outrun
不规则动词；注意过去式 outran，过去分词 outrun。
Common mistakes
He can outrun than me.He can outrun me.
outrun 是及物动词，直接接宾语，表示“跑得比…快”；受汉语“跑得比我快”的影响加 than 是错误的。
He outrunned me in the race.He outran me in the race.
outrun 是不规则动词，过去式是 outran，不是按规则加 -ed 的 outrunned。
The thief outran from the police.The thief outran the police.
outrun 表示“跑得比…快”时是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要 from；from 是 escape 的搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- outrun the competition
- 超过竞争对手
- We need to innovate faster to outrun the competition.我们需要更快地创新，才能超过竞争对手。
- outrun the police
- 逃脱警察的追捕
- The thief outran the police and vanished into the crowd.小偷逃脱了警察的追捕，消失在人群中。
- outrun the storm
- 跑在暴风雨前面，避开风暴
- The sailors pushed the boat to its limit to outrun the storm.船员们把船开到极限，想赶在暴风雨之前脱身。
- outrun inflation
- 跑赢通货膨胀
- To protect your savings, their growth must outrun inflation.要保护你的储蓄，它们的增长速度必须超过通货膨胀。
- outrun one's problems
- 逃避自己的问题
- You can't outrun your problems by changing cities.你不可能靠更换城市来逃避自己的问题。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
out（超出）+ run（跑）＝跑得比…快，把对手甩在后面。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：sports/racing、figurative competition 该义项通常属中性语体，口语和书面语都适用；多用于赛跑或体育比赛，也常见于比喻在速度、进度或数量上超过某人或某事物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
outrun 与 overrun、run、sun、done、outgun 都以重读的 /ʌn/ 或 /rʌn/ 押韵。注意 outran 看起来相似，但发音是 /ˌaʊtˈræn/，不是 /ˌaʊtˈrʌn/。
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.