outworn
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌaʊtˈwɔːn]
- 美式音标 [ˌaʊtˈwɔːrn]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.磨坏的；陈旧的；疲惫的
- 动词outwear的过去分词形式.
英汉例句
- But you need not follow their outworn models.
但是你不必继续用这些人的陈旧愿景模型了。 - We must break away from outworn rules and regulations.
我们必须打破陈旧的规章制度。 - He has been outworn by his big family.
他拼命工作以养活他众多的孩子， 他已累垮了。
用作形容词 (adj.)
英英字典
- (especially of an idea or phrase) old-fashioned and used too often in the past, so no longer useful or important