outlive

動詞

1. 1

   比…活得久、比…長壽

   She outlived her husband by nearly twenty years.

   她比她先生多活了將近二十年。

2. 2

   比…耐久、比…持久

   This old jacket will probably outlive all my newer ones.

   這件舊外套大概比我所有新外套都還耐穿。

3. 3

   不再適用、失去用處常用於 outlive its usefulness

   The committee has clearly outlived its usefulness.

   這個委員會顯然已經沒有存在的必要了。

4. 4

   度過、經歷…而倖存

   The village outlived the war and slowly rebuilt itself.

   這個村子在戰後倖存下來，慢慢重建。