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

• Most factories in the area are obsolete and badly managed
  这个地区的绝大多数工厂都十分陈旧，经营状况也非常糟糕。
• By default, the tool deletes most of this obsolete information.
  默认情况下，该工具将删除大部分过时信息。
• ( 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。
• 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。
• Though I was a great fan of Okun's, I'm afraid his law is obsolete.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。
• 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？
• Obsolete and out-dated labels should be destroyed.
  废弃的和过期的标签应当销毁。
• But today the concept of country of origin is obsolete.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。
• New technologies or methods have been introduced, which makes the original defect obsolete.
  新的技术和方法被引进，使得原先遇到的问题迎刃而解。