翻译:这个传统方法已经行不通了。
The traditional approach has outlived its usefulness.
场景:这套老系统已经行不通了。
The old system has outlived his usefulness.
这个刻薄的老板向来都是过河拆桥的。
The mean boss would not let anyone outlive his usefulness.
她比她老公多活了20年。
She outlived her husband by 20 year.