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outlast

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++out·last /aʊtˈlɑːst $ -ˈlæst/ verb [transitive]  LONG TIMEto continue to exist or be effective for a longer time than something else 经久[持久] Smith outlasted his rivals in the council to become leader in 1996. 史密斯比对手坚持得更久,于1996年成了委员会的领导人。 A leather sofa will usually outlast a cloth one. 皮沙发一般要比布沙发耐用。 outlive→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
outlastAlthough awareness outlasts attention, it is by attending that one arrives at, maintains and renews it.They outlasted Oakland, battled past Seattle and survived the last steps of a marathon Game 1 with the Mets.From his Godlike prominence, Ward could see the truth: Athens can not outlast the barbarians.We asked Volvo, famed for cars that outlast the hardiest perennials, to find a solution.Dissidents in Havana believe his regime would not long outlast the lifting of sanctions.The employers felt that designated counsellors had outlasted their usefulness.Other restaurants have come and gone in the neighborhood, but Shien's has outlasted them all.
out·last verbChineseSyllable
Corpus to exist for continue or be to effective


outlast
outlast /aʊtˈlɑːst $ -ˈlæst/ verb [transitive]
to continue to exist or be effective for a longer time than something else:
    Smith outlasted his rivals in the council to become leader in 1996.
    A leather sofa will usually outlast a cloth one.
outlive


out·lastBrE /ˌaʊtˈlɑːst/ 🔊NAmE /ˌaʊtˈlæst/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they outlast BrE /ˌaʊtˈlɑːst/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈlæst/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it outlasts BrE /ˌaʊtˈlɑːsts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈlæsts/ 🔊past simple outlasted BrE /ˌaʊtˈlɑːstɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈlæstɪd/ 🔊past participle outlasted BrE /ˌaʊtˈlɑːstɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈlæstɪd/ 🔊 -ing form outlasting BrE /ˌaʊtˈlɑːstɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌaʊtˈlæstɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb/sth to continue to exist or take part in an activity for a longer time than sb/sth 比…持续时间长He can outlast anyone on the dance floor. 在舞场上,他比谁都能跳。🔊🔊