obsolete 详细解释

obsolete

['ɔbsə.li:t]

adj.已废弃的, 过时的

a.[Z]

1. 废弃的, 淘汰的

2. 过时的, 老式的

3. 【生】退化的, 不发育的

vt.

废弃, 淘汰

Newer media are obsoleting the book.

更新的传播媒介正在逐步淘汰书籍。

词形变化

副词: obsoletely | 名词: obsoleteness | 动词过去式: obsoleted | 动词过去分词: obsoleted | 动词现在分词: obsoleting | 动词第三人称单数: obsoletes |

词义辨析

同义:

a.陈旧的; 过时的

extinct  dated  outmoded  discontinued  antiquated  old-fashioned  

同义参见:

stale  back  out  old  

反义参见:

new  

英英释义

形容词 obsolete:

old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable

同义词:outdated, out-of-date, superannuated

no longer in use

同义词:disused

补充

obsoleteobsolete英:[ˈɔbsəli:t] 美:[ˌɑbsəˈlit, ˈɑbsəˌlit]adj.1.已不用的; 已废弃的; 过时的These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了, 在市场上卖不了高价。

例句

1. So much equipment becomes obsolete almost as soon as it's made.这么多设备几乎一生产出来就要被淘汰。 2. The philosophy of the traditional career path – toiling your way to the top of the company ladder – is an obsolete concept.关于职业道路的传统观点——辛苦工作以晋升为公司高层——是一种已经过时的观念。 3. She found herself rendered obsolete by the emergence of the new wave of youthful British pop stars.她发现, 英国年轻流行歌手新浪潮的出现已使她自己显得过时了。 4. an obsolete cell退化的细胞 5. the disposal of old and obsolete machinery.对陈旧机器的处理。 6. the phrase was obsolete after 1625.1625年以后这个短语就废弃不用了。 7. we're trying to stimulate the business by obsoleting last year's designs.我们正设法通过淘汰去年的设计来刺激生意。 8. obsolete [=outdated] computers过时的计算机 9. The system was made/rendered obsolete by their invention.他们的发明使得这个系统过时了。 10. obsolete mills and factories被淘汰的磨坊和工厂 11. an obsolete word不再使用的词语