outlive

动词

1. 1

   比…活得久、比…长寿

   She outlived her husband by nearly twenty years.

   她比她先生多活了将近二十年。

2. 2

   比…耐久、比…持久

   This old jacket will probably outlive all my newer ones.

   这件旧外套大概比我所有新外套都还耐穿。

3. 3

   不再适用、失去用处常用于 outlive its usefulness

   The committee has clearly outlived its usefulness.

   这个委员会显然已经没有存在的必要了。

4. 4

   度过、经历…而幸存

   The village outlived the war and slowly rebuilt itself.

   这个村子在战后幸存下来，慢慢重建。