10.2 outlive
英英释义:live or last longer than
例句:The one-child policy had outlived its usefulness.
解析:本意是比…活得长。例如:He outlived his life.
搭配:outlived one’s usefulness
可替换:no longer useful
例1:表示某人或某物不再有用。比如:“你现在对我来说,已经没什么用了”
Now you have outlived your usefulness to me.
例:2:某个政策虽然还存在,但是实际上已经没有效力了,这时就可以说:
The one-child policy had outlived its usefulness.(注意这里的时态是过去完成时。由于计划生育政策已经被废除了,存在于废除这个动作的过去,所以使用了过去完成时。)
:例3:“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。)
3. 从认识到会用(作业)
1)翻译下面的句子:
这个传统方法已经行不通了。
The conventional methods has outlived its usefulness.
(参考翻译:The traditional approach has outlived its usefulness.)
2)场景:用磁带听歌已经过时了。
翻译:Tapes have outlived its usefulness.