outlive
2018-10-02
outlive
outlive: live or last longer than 比……活得长
outlive后面不加介词，直接加对象，表示比谁活得长
He outlived his wife.
"We don't want to outlive our children," said Mrs Roberts.
outlive one's usefulness ……不再有用了/形同虚设/没有用
后面可以加人，表示某人对什么已经没用了；也可以加物品，表示什么东西已经失去效力了
The law has outlived its usefulness.
translation
- The traditional method is outlived it's usefulness.
sentence-making
- 对于某些小人来说，人就是拿来利用的，当你对他没有利用价值，他就会对你态度恶劣。
The only reason Helen scolded you is that you have outlived your usefulness.
