outnumbered
past simple and past participle ofoutnumber
| 单词 | outnumbered |
| 释义 | outnumbered past simple and past participle ofoutnumber outnumber verb[T] uk/ˌaʊtˈnʌm.bər/us/ˌaʊtˈnʌm.bɚ/C1 to begreaterinnumberthan someone or something: Inourofficethe women outnumber the men three to one. Surpassing in quality or number
Examplesofoutnumberedoutnumbered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They wereoutnumberedby about four to one in what came to be a rather static war. From theCambridge English Corpus Diet members' votesoutnumberedthose determined in prefectural chapters (many of which held primaries among party members). From theCambridge English Corpus There are almost 200 individual names listed in the index, and individuals areoutnumberedby place references and organizations. From theCambridge English Corpus During antibiotic treatment, sensitive strains are reduced or eliminated and the normallyoutnumberedresistant strains are more likely to grow. From theCambridge English Corpus Comments by the women on the potential threat to independence and personal spaceoutnumberedthose by men by four to one. From theCambridge English Corpus These, however, wereoutnumberedby the lower middle class. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, widowsoutnumberedwidowers even while women were still fecund and at risk of dying in childbirth. From theCambridge English Corpus Transitions to non-competitionoutnumberedtransitions to competition at each level of urbanization, but the phenomenon of non-competition is primarily a rural one. From theCambridge English Corpus The army has not yet explained why so many of its soldiers died when theyoutnumberedthe enemy. From theCambridge English Corpus In reference to given information, their use of non-lexical formsoutnumberedthat of lexical forms across age periods. From theCambridge English Corpus When incidents occurred in small, local markets and grocery stores, successful lootingsoutnumberedrebuffed attempts by nearly three to one. From theCambridge English Corpus On the basis of the grave goods, the number of men's gravesoutnumberedthose of women. From theCambridge English Corpus Largelyoutnumbered, they were repelled after very brief fighting. From theCambridge English Corpus Substantiallyoutnumbered, they could not hope to determine public policy at a time when crucial precedents would be set. From theCambridge English Corpus If the issue was clerical power, the clergy wereoutnumberedtwenty-to-one by the gentry. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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