outdated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No longer current, useful, or fashionable; obsolete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-derivedout-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=outdated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outdated technology过时的技术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outdated information过时的信息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outdated system过时的系统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The software is outdated and no longer gets security updates.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Their marketing relies on outdated assumptions about customers.