obsolete

英 [ˈɒbsəliːt]

美 [ˌɑːbsəˈliːt]

adj.  淘汰的; 废弃的; 过时的
vt.  淘汰; 废弃

过去分词：obsoleted　现在分词：obsoleting　过去式：obsoleted　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8BEC

Collins.1 / BNC.11255 / COCA.8876

牛津词典

adj.

• 淘汰的；废弃的；过时的
  no longer used because sth new has been invented
  1. obsolete technology
     过时技术
  2. With technological changes many traditional skills have become obsolete.
     随着技术的革新，许多传统技艺已被淘汰。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 过时的；废弃的；淘汰的
  Something that isobsoleteis no longer needed because something better has been invented.
  1. So much equipment becomes obsolete almost as soon as it's made.
     这么多设备几乎一生产出来就要被淘汰。

英英释义

adj

• no longer in use
  1. obsolete words
  Synonym:disused

双语例句

• Obsolete and out-dated labels should be destroyed.
  废弃的和过期的标签应当销毁。
• This distinction now becomes obsolete.
  这种差别现在已经变得过时了。
• This ensures that developers will not waste time and effort coding against obsolete requirements.
  作为开发人员不能依赖电子邮件时间标记，您可以保证不以一个过时版本的需求文档开始工作，从而不浪费时间和精力。
• Nuclear weapons and the rise of the developmental state have made war among great powers obsolete.
  核武器和发展中国家的崛起，已使大国之间的战争成为过时。
• So much equipment becomes obsolete almost as soon as it's made.
  这么多设备几乎一生产出来就要被淘汰。
• OBsolete methods of research.
  已过时的研究方法。
• ( Obsolete) The background color used to display text and graphics in the control.
  （过时）用于显示控件中文本和图形的背景色。
• Obsolete words; an obsolete locomotive; outdated equipment; superannuated laws; out-of-date ideas.
  被废弃了的词语；被废弃了的火车头；过时的设备；废弃了的法律；过时的思想。
• The law has been made obsolete by new developments in forensic science.
  法医学方面的新发展使该法过时。
• New technology has rendered my old computer obsolete.
  新技术使我的旧电脑过时了。