• adj. 過時的，不流行的
• v. 使不流行（outmode的過去分詞）

out-,超過，mode,模式。比喻用法。

outmoded (adj.)

"no longer in fashion, out of date," 1894, from out + mode (q.v.); perhaps formed on model of French démoder.

1. Romania badly needs aid to modernise its outmoded industries.

羅馬尼亞亟需援助以使其落后的工業(yè)現(xiàn)代化。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The political system has become thoroughly outmoded.

這一政治體制已經(jīng)完全落伍了。

來自柯林斯例句

3. To my thinking they will be outmoded in four years.

據(jù)我看來,四年之后這些就會過時.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Water transportation was outmoded by railroads and good pikes.

水上運輸已因鐵路和良好的稅道而變得過時了.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. What hope is there, if people in positions of power continue to promote outmoded attitudes?

如果當權(quán)者仍然抱殘守缺，還有什么希望可言？

來自柯林斯例句