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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

落伍 [luòwǔ]
  1. 1. verb drop out
  2. 2. adjective outdated

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

落伍 [luòwǔ]
  1. 1. fall behind the ranks; straggle; drop behind; drop out
  2. 2. out of date; behind the times; backward
    他的思维方式落伍了。
    His way of thinking is out of date (or behind the times).
    要跟得上时代的步伐,不能落伍。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

落伍 [luòwǔ]
  1. 1. 动 掉在队伍后面
    无论伤多重,他也不愿落伍。
  2. 2. 动 比喻落在时代后面
    这种设计已落伍了。
See more results for 落伍 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

他的思维方式落伍了。
His way of thinking is out of date (or behind the times). → 落伍
落伍
fall behind the ranks; straggle; drop behind; drop out → 落
要跟得上时代的步伐,不能落伍。 → 落伍
落伍 → 落
落伍。 → 伍
无论伤多重,他也不愿落伍。 → 落伍
这种设计已落伍了。 → 落伍
to be out of date
落伍 → date
to be behind the times
落伍 → time
to be out of touch
落伍的 → touch

Word Decomposition

落
[luò] 		+ 伍
[wǔ]

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