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

• All this begs an important question: Has the traditional liberal-arts curriculum become obsolete?
  所有这一切都避开了一个重要问题：传统的文科课程过时了吗？
• The typewriter is obsolete.
  这架打字机老掉牙了。
• Veteran readers may remember these, but, like my slide rule, they have become almost obsolete.
  有经验的读者可能记得这些，但是，像我的计算尺，它们已经变得几乎过时了。
• Obsolete words; an obsolete locomotive; outdated equipment; superannuated laws; out-of-date ideas.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。
• We still use this machine though it is obsolete.
  我们仍然使用这台机器，尽管它已经陈旧。
• New technology has rendered my old computer obsolete.
  新技术使我的旧电脑过时了。
• Though I was a great fan of Okun's, I'm afraid his law is obsolete.
  虽然我对奥肯超级崇拜，但恐怕他的定律已经过时了。
• But today the concept of country of origin is obsolete.
  但今天，原产国的概念已经过时了。
• Methods are marked obsolete and will be removed in a future release.
  方法已标记为过时，并将从未来版本中移除。
• The destruction of obsolete messages conserves storage and computing resources.
  陈废消息的销毁保护了存储和计算资源。