10.2 outlive
英英釋義:live or last longer than
例句:The one-child policy had outlived its usefulness.
解析:本意是比…活得長。例如:He outlived his life.
搭配:outlived one’s usefulness
可替換:no longer useful
例1:表示某人或某物不再有用存谎。比如:“你現(xiàn)在對我來說候齿,已經(jīng)沒什么用了”
Now you have outlived your usefulness to me.
例:2:某個政策雖然還存在最爬,但是實際上已經(jīng)沒有效力了,這時就可以說:
The one-child policy had outlived its usefulness.(注意這里的時態(tài)是過去完成時崖媚。由于計劃生育政策已經(jīng)被廢除了痛单,存在于廢除這個動作的過去,所以使用了過去完成時须误。)
:例3:“在創(chuàng)業(yè)公司挨稿,標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的作息制度早已形同虛設(shè)”就可以說:
:In startups the conventional/standard work schedule, i.e. from 9 am to 5 pm, has long since outlived its usefulness.(很多創(chuàng)業(yè)公司采用的是“996”模式,早 9 點到晚 9 點京痢,一周上 6 天班奶甘。)
3. 從認識到會用(作業(yè))
1)翻譯下面的句子:
這個傳統(tǒng)方法已經(jīng)行不通了。
The conventional methods has outlived its usefulness.
(參考翻譯:The traditional approach has outlived its usefulness.)
2)場景:用磁帶聽歌已經(jīng)過時了祭椰。
翻譯:Tapes have outlived its usefulness.