outdated
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++out·dat·ed /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd◂/ adjective 1 OLD-FASHIONEDif something is outdated, it is no longer considered useful or effective, because something more modern exists 过时的，陈旧的，不合潮流的 → old-fashioned outdated teaching methods 不合时宜的教学方法 a factory with outdated equipment 设备陈旧的工厂 His writing style is now boring and outdated. 他的写作风格如今已显得乏味而过时了。► see thesaurus at old-fashioned2 PGCFINISH/COME TO AN ENDoutdated information is not recent and may no longer be correct 〔信息〕过时的 This estimate was made on the basis of outdated figures. 这一估价是根据过时的数据算出来的。Examples from the Corpus
outdated• After having introduced the outdated 1973 valuations, at some stage it would have a nationwide revaluation.• teaching methods that were hopelessly outdated• The image of the civil service as a male, middle class bastion is now outdated.• It is an outdated and inefficient system, which is not appropriate for this type of work.• The ferries were safe but too often they were outdated and uncomfortable.• Which outdated drugs are still used?• outdated equipment• It is hard to run a business with outdated equipment.• Times were not good, we had basically clung to outdated ideas and we were on the verge of closing.• Outdated laws and regulations are failing to keep crime on the Internet in check.• Delegation was essentially a means of attempting to adjust planning machinery to an outdated local government system.• Prescriptivists are seen as blind adherents to outdated norms of formal usage.• an outdated passport• He explained that union membership was an outdated rule.• a rebel army, equipped only with outdated Russian weapons• Outdated textbooks, decrepit buildings, overcrowded classrooms - the list of problems is long and growing.out·dat·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
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out‧dat‧ed /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtəd◂, ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd◂/
adjective1. if something is outdated, it is no longer considered useful or effective, because something more modern exists ⇨ old-fashioned:
outdated teaching methods
a factory with outdated equipment
His writing style is now boring and outdated.
2. outdated information is not recent and may no longer be correct:
This estimate was made on the basis of outdated figures.
▪ 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
out‧dat‧ed /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtəd◂, ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd◂/
adjective1. if something is outdated, it is no longer considered useful or effective, because something more modern exists ⇨ old-fashioned: 2. outdated information is not recent and may no longer be correct:
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