GMAT 01 Flashcards
out·dis·tance
verb
\ˌau̇t-ˈdis-tən(t)s\
- VERB （经过一段时期在某一活动上）远远超过，大大超越 If you outdistance someone, you are a lot better and more successful than they are at a particular activity over a period of time.
It didn’t matter that Ingrid had outdistanced them as a movie star.
作为一名影星，英格丽已经远远地超越了她们，但这却无关紧要。 - VERB （在竞赛中）轻松击败，遥遥领先 If you outdistance your opponents in a contest of some kind, you beat them easily.
…a millionaire businessman who easily outdistanced his major rivals for the nomination.
轻松击败主要对手从而获得提名的百万富商
out·field
noun
-ˌfēld\
- N-SING （棒球或板球运动中的）外场，外野 In baseball and cricket, the outfield is the part of the field that is furthest from the batting area.
【搭配模式】： the N
— out·field·er -ˌfēl-dər\ noun
out·growth
noun
\ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth\
- N-COUNT 产物；自然发展的结果 Something that is an outgrowth of another thing has developed naturally as a result of it.
Her first book is an outgrowth of an art project she began in 1988.
她的第一本书是一个她开始于1988年的艺术项目的产物。
<trimmed back some of the tree’s outgrowths so they wouldn’t interfere with the power lines>
<a predictable outgrowth of the suburb’s ever growing population will be the need for more schools>
out·lay
verb
\ˈau̇t-ˌlā\
- N-VAR （必要的）费用，开支 Outlay is the amount of money that you have to spend in order to buy something or start a project.
Apart from the capital outlay of buying the machine, dishwashers can actually save you money…
除了购置所用开支，洗碗机实际上能为你省钱。
A beginner could really enjoy the hobby for an outlay of between £100 or £120 a month.
初学者只需每月花上100到120英镑便能真正享受到这种爱好带来的乐趣。
<the nation had outlaid nearly 20 billion dollars on social programs at that point>
out·let
noun
\ˈau̇t-ˌlet\
- N-COUNT 经销店；专营店 An outlet is a shop or organization which sells the goods made by a particular manufacturer.
…the largest retail outlet in the city.
该市最大的零售商店 - N-COUNT 廉价商品经销店；折扣店 An outlet or an outlet store is a place which sells slightly damaged or outdated goods from a particular manufacturer, or goods that it made in greater quantities than needed.
…the factory outlet store in Belmont.
位于贝尔蒙特的厂家直销型折扣店 - N-COUNT （情感的）发泄途径；（思想的）表达方式 If someone has an outlet for their feelings or ideas, they have a means of expressing and releasing them.
Her father had found an outlet for his ambition in his work.
她父亲在工作中找到了施展抱负的机会。 - N-COUNT 出口；排放管 An outlet is a hole or pipe through which liquid or air can flow away.
…a warm air outlet.
热气出口
…an underwater outlet pipe discharging waste into the sea.
排污入海的水下管道 - N-COUNT （通常指墙上的）电源插座 An outlet is a place, usually in a wall, where you can connect electrical devices to the electricity supply.
in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 socket
out·mod·ed
adj
-ˈmō-dəd\
- ADJ-GRADED 过时的；老式的；废弃的；无用的 If you describe something as outmoded, you mean that you think it is old-fashioned and no longer useful or relevant to modern life.
Romania badly needs aid to modernise its outmoded industries…
罗马尼亚亟需援助以使其落后的工业现代化。
What hope is there, if people in positions of power continue to promote outmoded attitudes?…
如果当权者仍然抱残守缺，还有什么希望可言？
out·most
adj
\ˈau̇t-ˌmōst\
adj.最外面的，最远的
<the outmost areas of the park, where few tourists venture, are still wilderness>
out·num·ber
verb
\ˌau̇t-ˈnəm-bər\
- VERB （在数量上）压倒，比…多 If one group of people or things outnumbers another, the first group has more people or things in it than the second group.
…a town where men outnumber women four to one…
男性比女性多3倍的城镇
Donkeys outnumber cars in this landscape of tiny stonewalled fields.
在这片以石墙隔出巴掌大的农田的乡村，驴子比汽车还多。
With 20 girls and 10 boys in the class, girls outnumber boys by 2 to 1.
out·pa·tient
noun, often attributive
\ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt\
- N-COUNT 门诊病人 An outpatient is someone who receives treatment at a hospital but does not spend the night there.
…the outpatient clinic…
门诊部
She received psychiatric care as an outpatient.
她作为门诊病人接受了精神科护理。
out·put
noun
\ˈau̇t-ˌpu̇t\
- N-VAR 产量；输出量；排出量 Output is used to refer to the amount of something that a person or thing produces.
Manual workers need a good breakfast for high-energy output…
体力劳动者身体消耗巨大，早餐要丰盛一些。
Government statistics show the largest drop in industrial output for ten years.
政府统计数据显示这是10年来工业产量最大幅度的滑坡。 - N-VAR （计算机、文字处理器等的）输出信息，输出文件 The output of a computer or word processor is the information that it displays on a screen or prints on paper as a result of a particular program.
You run the software, you look at the output, you make modifications.
运行该软件，查看输出结果并进行修正。
stars with large energy outputs
The computer’s output is shown on this screen.
outputs of up to 400 watts
the television’s video and audio outputs
out·ra·geous
adj
(ˌ)au̇t-ˈrā-jəs\
- ADJ-GRADED 令人无法容忍的；骇人的 If you describe something as outrageous, you are emphasizing that it is unacceptable or very shocking.
I must apologise for my outrageous behaviour…
我必须为自己极端无礼的行为道歉。
Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.
本地电话资费贵得出奇。
outrageously: Car-parks are few, crammed, and outrageously expensive…停车场数量少，车位挤，并且停车费高得离谱。She flirted with him outrageously at times.她有时露骨地跟他调情。
— out·ra·geous·ly adverb
— out·ra·geous·ness noun
out·right
adv
\ˌau̇t-ˈrīt\
- ADJ 直率的；公开的；直截了当的 You use outright to describe behaviour and actions that are open and direct, rather than indirect.
The adjective is pronounced /’aʊtraɪt/. The adverb is pronounced /ˌaʊt’raɪt/. 形容词读作 /’aʊtraɪt/，副词读作 /ˌaʊt’raɪt/。
Kawaguchi finally resorted to an outright lie.
川口最后干脆睁着眼睛说瞎话。
…outright condemnation.
公开谴责
Outright is also an adverb. - ADJ 完全的；彻底的；全部的 Outright means complete and total.
She had failed to win an outright victory…
她没能大获全胜。
The response of the audience varied from outright rejection to warm hospitality.
观众反应不一，有人完全不能接受，也有人击掌叫好。
If someone is killed outright, they die immediately, for example in an accident.当场（或立即）死亡
oval
noun
\ˈō-vəl\
- ADJ 椭圆形的；卵形的 Oval things have a shape that is like a circle but is wider in one direction than the other.
He was a man in his late thirties, with fine, dark hair and a pale oval face.
他年近四十，头发乌黑亮泽，长着一张苍白的鹅蛋脸。
…the small oval framed picture of a little boy.
镶在椭圆形相框里的小男孩照片
Oval is also a noun.
The racetrack is an oval.
ovar·i·an
adj
\ō-ˈver-ē-ən\
- ADJ 卵巢的 Ovarian means in or relating to the ovaries.
…a new treatment for ovarian cancer.
卵巢癌的新疗法
o·ver·arch
verb
\ˌō-vər-ˈär-ch\
vt.在…上方成拱形
Computer downtime is an overarching problem in all departments.
over·ex·tend
verb
\ˌō-vər-ik-ˈstend\
vt.过分张开，过分扩展，使(自己或别人)承担过多的工作
— over·ex·ten·sion -ˈsten(t)-shən\ noun
He overextended a muscle in his arm.
over·lie
verb
-ˈlī\
vt.躺在…上面
<the puzzle pieces overlay one another in complete disarray on the floor>
<there will be freezing rain tonight, so we can expect to find a thick layer of ice overlying the car windshield in the morning>
over·lord
noun
\ˈō-vər-ˌlȯrd\
- N-COUNT 霸主；巨头 If you refer to someone as an overlord, you mean that they have great power and are likely to use it in a bad way.
We really don’t want to be the overlords of the Palestinian population…
我们真的并不希望成为巴勒斯坦人民的太上皇。
The running of Welsh rugby was left in chaos yesterday after a vote of no confidence in the game’s overlords.
昨天，在对威尔士橄榄球界几位巨头投了不信任票后，该运动的管理陷入一片混乱。 - N-COUNT （旧时的）君主，领主 In former times, an overlord was someone who had power over many people.
Henry II was the first king to be recognized as overlord of Ireland.
亨利二世是第一位被承认为爱尔兰领主的国王。
— over·lord·ship -ˌship\ noun
He is the overlord of the underground gambling industry.
over·re·fine
vt. 对…作过分的精炼
vi. 区分过于琐细
overriding
adj
- ADJ 压倒一切的；首要的；最为重要的 In a particular situation, the overriding factor is the one that is the most important.
My overriding concern is to raise the standards of state education…
我最关心的是提高国民教育水平。
Given the overriding need to cut the budget deficit, the administration will ask congress for only $15 million this summer.
考虑到当务之急是削减预算赤字，今年夏天政府只计划向国会申请1,500万美元的预算。
