[with obj.]grow too big for (something) 长得太大使…不再适用;过大而不适于 the cradle which Patrick had outgrown. 帕特里克已睡不下的摇篮。 ■leave behind as one matures 成长得不再有,长大后不再有 her chest infections were long outgrown. 长大后她早就不再得肺炎了。 ■grow faster or taller than 长得比…快,长得比…高 the more vigorous plants outgrow their weaker neighbours. 生命力更旺盛的植物比邻近长势较弱的植物长得更快。
常用词组 outgrow one's strength
(Brit.)become lanky and weak through excessively rapid growth (英)因发育过快而变得瘦弱