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outgrow
  • Conjugation : past  outgrew ; pp  outgrown ; ing  outgrowing
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

outgrow [aut'grəu]
  1. 1. vt. [+clothes] 长大而穿不下
  2. 2. vt. [+behaviour] [ idea] [ taste] 成长不再

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

outgrow [aυt'gro] [aut'grəu]
  1. 1. vt. 生长速度超过;长得比…快
  2. 2. vt. 过大而不适于
    to outgrow one's credulity
    过于轻信
  3. 3. vt. 长得超过某事物)的作用范围
    to outgrow a suit
    长得过高,已穿不下这套衣服

Collins English-English Dictionary

outgrow ["aυt'grəυ]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to grow too large for (clothes, shoes, etc)
  2. 2. vt. to lose (a habit, idea, reputation, etc) in the course of development or time
  3. 3. vt. to grow larger or faster than

Examples

to outgrow a suit
长得过高,已穿不下这套衣服

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