Word · Frequency #40492
outworn
outwear的过去分词:比...更耐用
核心释义
past participle of outwear: to last longer than others
outwear的过去分词:因过度使用或压力而疲惫
用法In use
The outworn dress code still required ties, even in the casual office.
用法提示:outworn作为形容词,表示“过时的”,用作定语修饰dress code。
Her outworn arguments failed to convince anyone during the debate.
用法提示:outworn作为形容词,表示“过时的”,用作定语修饰arguments。
After decades of use, the outworn machinery was finally replaced with modern equipment.
用法提示:outworn作为形容词,表示“过时的”,用作定语修饰machinery。
outworn + noun
The book is full of outworn ideas.
这本书充满了过时的观念。
be/become outworn
These methods have become outworn and need to be replaced.
这些方法已经过时,需要被替换。
Verb forms
base outwear · third person outwears · -ing outwearing · past outwore · past participle outworn
outwear的过去分词,作形容词时意为过时的
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子This idea is outworn by new technology.正确表达This idea is outworn.
“outworn”作为形容词本身表示“过时的”,不需要被动结构或“by”引导的施动者;若想强调“被新技术取代”,应改用“outdated by”。
易错句子He outworn his welcome.正确表达He outwore his welcome.
“outworn”是过去分词,不能用作一般过去时;动词“outwear”的过去式是“outwore”。
相关词与表达Connections
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