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outdated

UK/aʊt'deɪtɪd/US/.aut'deitid/
IELTSTOEFLC2

Definitions

adj.

No longer current, useful, or fashionable; obsolete

过时的,陈旧的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
out-surpassing, external
+
datedgive
=outdated

out- (beyond, past) + dated = past its date — something whose useful date has gone by. Built on date in its 'point in time' sense.

Common Collocations

  • 1.outdated technology过时的技术
  • 2.outdated information过时的信息
  • 3.outdated system过时的系统

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The software is outdated and no longer gets security updates.

  • 2.

    Their marketing relies on outdated assumptions about customers.

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