outstrips

英 [ˌaʊtˈstrɪps]

美 [ˌaʊtˈstrɪps]

v.  比…大(或重要等); 超过; 胜过; 超越(竞争对手); 比…跑得快; 超越
outstrip的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 超过；胜过
  If one thingoutstripsanother, the first thing becomes larger in amount, or more successful or important, than the second thing.
  1. In the mid-eighteenth century the production of food far outstripped the rise in population...
     18世纪中叶食物的产量远远超过人口的增长。
  2. In 1989 and 1990 demand outstripped supply, and prices went up by more than a third.
     1989年和1990年出现了供不应求的状况，物价上涨了三分之一还要多。

双语例句

• Of course, the downside of music is that there may be those whose enthusiasm outstrips their talent.
  当然，音乐不利的一面是，也许有一些人热情大于天赋。
• Today, it is the centre of Kinki, a region whose output outstrips that of both Canada and India.
  今天，它是近畿（关西）地区的中心，该地区的生产总值超过了加拿大和印度的总额。
• At this very moment, lurking under your hood is an engine whose potential far outstrips its current performance.
  此时此刻，隐藏在你的方巾是一个发动机，其潜力将远远超过其目前的表现。
• The demand for firewood now far outstrips supply.
  现在对木柴的需求远大于供威。
• One of the greatest threats to water security is simply scarcity, where demand outstrips supply.
  对水安全的最大威胁之一就是缺水，即需求超出了供应。
• What we face is a looming imbalance in which demand for new drugs far outstrips supply.
  我们面对的是日益逼近的失衡，对新药的需求远远超过了供给。
• As vehicles get older, consumers can only delay purchases for so long until the expense of keeping clunkers in running order outstrips the cost of replacement.
  汽车老化时，消费者往往只能推迟购买新车，直到维持旧车正常运行的费用超过了购置新车的费用时，才会购置新车。
• If the availability of candidates massively outstrips the number of open positions, you may have to make a big shift in one category or the other.
  如果一个职位的候选人供大于求了，你可能就要考虑为了工作在某一方面或其他方面做出大的牺牲。
• At least a third of the transmission plant's employees are interns, reflecting a wider use of students and temporary employees across China's manufacturing sector as demand for labour outstrips supply.
  在本田变速器工厂，至少三分之一的员工为实习生。这反映出由于劳动力供不应求，中国制造业正普遍使用学生和临时工。
• On most projects, the ability for people to dream up new requirements easily outstrips the ability for any team to deliver them within the time and budget allotted.
  对大多数项目来说，人们构思出新需求的能力很容易超过任何团队能够在时间以及预算配额内发布他们的能力。