outmoded

英 [ˌaʊtˈməʊdɪd]

美 [ˌaʊtˈmoʊdɪd]

adj.  过时的; 已无用的
v.  使过时；使不流行；变旧；变不流行
outmode的过去分词和过去式

TOEFLGRE经济

BNC.18486 / COCA.17416

牛津词典

adj.

• 过时的；已无用的
  no longer fashionable or useful
  1. an outmoded attitude
     陈腐的观点

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 过时的；老式的；废弃的；无用的
  If you describe something asoutmoded, you mean that you think it is old-fashioned and no longer useful or relevant to modern life.
  1. Romania badly needs aid to modernise its outmoded industries...
     罗马尼亚亟需援助以使其落后的工业现代化。
  2. What hope is there, if people in positions of power continue to promote outmoded attitudes?...
     如果当权者仍然抱残守缺，还有什么希望可言？
  3. The political system has become thoroughly outmoded.
     这一政治体制已经完全落伍了。

英英释义

adj

• out of fashion
  1. a suit of rather antique appearance
  2. demode (or outmoded) attire
  3. outmoded ideas
  Synonym:antiquedemodeexold-fashionedold-hat(p)passepassee

双语例句

• I was the guy with the outmoded TV and the ill-fitting jeans;
  我买到那台过时电视机，买穿着不合适牛仔；
• He held onto the Motorola devices that had been outmoded by Apple's iPhone.
  他保留了摩托罗拉被苹果的iPhone赶超的产品。
• He begins his discussion on firewalls by disposing of the term as an outmoded analogy.
  他一开始讨论了防火墙。
• Romania badly needs aid to modernise its outmoded industries
  罗马尼亚亟需援助以使其落后的工业现代化。
• In this respect, our system of selecting cadres is outmoded.
  从这方面来看，我们选拔干部的制度是落后的。
• The concept of monarchy is decidedly outmoded.
  君主制度的概念肯定是过时了。
• Some 20 years ago, following the crumbling of the Soviet system, this would have seemed outmoded.
  近20年前，苏联体制瓦解之后，这个理论似乎就过时了。
• Russian companies were perceived by some as having poor management practices and structures, using outmoded technology.
  一些人认为俄罗斯企业缺乏管理、结构混乱、技术陈旧。
• What hope is there, if people in positions of power continue to promote outmoded attitudes?
  如果当权者仍然抱残守缺，还有什么希望可言？
• We should abandon all outmoded conventions and customs to keep pace with new era.
  我们要抛弃陈规陋习以跟上新时代的步伐。