"outmode" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 使过时
• 使淘汰

Definition

使某物不再流行或有用，通常因为被更新或更好的东西取代。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Outmode” 是正式用语，多用于书面或学术语境，常以被动语态出现（如“has been outmoded”）。通常形容技术、观念或风格被淘汰。口语中更常用“被淘汰”或“被取代”等表达。

Examples

Many old traditions have been outmoded by modern society.

许多旧传统已被现代社会**淘汰**。

The typewriter was outmoded by the invention of the computer.

打字机被计算机的发明**淘汰**了。

This method has been outmoded for years.

这种方法已经**过时**好多年了。

Smartphones quickly outmoded traditional alarm clocks.

智能手机很快就**淘汰**了传统闹钟。

That policy was outmoded decades ago, but some still follow it.

那项政策几十年前就**被淘汰**了，但有些人仍然遵循。

It's amazing how quickly new inventions can outmode the old ways.

令人惊讶的是新发明能如此快地**淘汰**旧方法。