outlive的基本意思是“比…活得长”、“比…持久”,近义词 outlast survive
例如 He outlived his wife.
On the other hand, the ultra-marathoner might outlive us all.
Outlive 还经常和 one’s usefulness 搭配使用,表示某人或某物不再有用。想说:“你现在对我来说,已经没什么用了”,就可以说:
Now you have outlived your usefulness to me.
在创业公司,标准的作息制度早已形同虚设”就可以说:
In startups the conventional/standard work schedule, i.e. from 9 am to 5 pm, has long since outlived its usefulness.(很多创业公司采用的是“996”模式,早 9 点到晚 9 点,一周上 6 天班。)
翻译
The traditional way has outlived its usefulness.
造句
Gradually the cash registers has outlived Its usefulness. The electronic payment has become much more popular.