out-of-date

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌout-of-ˈdate adjective 1 OLD-FASHIONEDif information is out-of-date, it is not recent and may no longer be correct 〔信息〕过时的，不再正确的 SYN outdated The information in the tourist guide is already out-of-date. 旅游指南上的资料已经过时。► see thesaurus at old-fashioned2 if something is out-of-date, it is no longer considered useful or effective, because something more modern exists 过时的，陈腐的 SYN outdated Their manufacturing methods are hopelessly out-of-date. 他们的生产方法已经完全过时了。3 an official document that is out-of-date cannot be used because the period of time for which it was effective has finished 〔文件〕失效的，过期的 → invalid an out-of-date passport 过期的护照

Examples from the Corpus

out-of-date• It needed too much spent on repairs, and the stock was old-fashioned and out-of-date.• An immense pile of out-of-date articles will possibly obscure the purpose in view and deter the student from learning.• His self-reproaches had been in pickle for a year, and the notion that they might be out-of-date escaped him.• Books may also be withdrawn if their content becomes out-of-date even though they are still being used.• This out-of-date remedy may be more dangerous than the plant poison.• The Advertisers Annual lists an agency's accounts but these can go quickly out-of-date so check first.• out-of-date theories on educationFrom Longman Business Dictionaryout-of-dateˌout-of-ˈdate adjective things that are out-of-date are old, and therefore cannot be used or are not correct, fashionable etccomplaints about out-of-date information used by credit bureausThese regulations are totally out-of-date in today’s worldwide marketplace.

ˌout-of-ˈdate adjectiveChineseSyllable

not Corpus out-of-date, Business is recent is and it if may information

out-of-date
ˌout-of-ˈdate

adjective
1. if information is out-of-date, it is not recent and may no longer be correct
SYN outdated:

The information in the tourist guide is already out-of-date.
2. if something is out-of-date, it is no longer considered useful or effective, because something more modern exists
SYN outdated:

Their manufacturing methods are hopelessly out-of-date.
3. an official document that is out-of-date cannot be used because the period of time for which it was effective has finished ⇨ invalid:

an out-of-date passport

THESAURUS

   ▪ old-fashioned not considered modern or fashionable – used about styles of clothes, furniture etc, or about words and ideas: The room was full of big old-fashioned furniture. | I can’t wear that dress – it’s too old-fashioned. | He had a lot of good old-fashioned values.
   ▪ out-of-date not containing the most recent information and therefore not useful: This guidebook is completely out-of-date.
   ▪ outdated used about machines, equipment, or methods that are old-fashioned and have been replaced by better, more recent ones: In today’s world, technology rapidly becomes outdated. | The accident was blamed on an outdated rail network.
   ▪ dated used about styles etc that were fashionable until recently but now look old-fashioned: The pictures in this book already look a bit dated. | I liked the food but the decor in the restaurant was very dated.
   ▪ unfashionable not fashionable and not popular with people anymore: They lived in an unfashionable part of London. | The word ‘patriotic’ has become rather unfashionable these days.
   ▪ obsolete old-fashioned – used about machines and equipment that are no longer being produced because better ones have been invented: These days, you buy a computer and it’s almost immediately obsolete. | Many laboratories use obsolete equipment and do not receive enough funding.
   ▪ antiquated formal old and not suitable for modern needs and conditions: antiquated ideas about the constitution | an antiquated central heating system | antiquated technology