VERB
超過(guò);勝過(guò)
If one thing outstrips another, the first thing becomes larger in amount, or more successful or important, than the second thing.
例句
In the mid-eighteenth century the production of food far outstripped the rise in population...
18世紀(jì)中葉食物的產(chǎn)量遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過(guò)人口的增長(zhǎng)。
In 1989 and 1990 demand outstripped supply, and prices went up by more than a third.
1989年和1990年出現(xiàn)了供不應(yīng)求的狀況,物價(jià)上漲了三分之一還要多。