| 单词 | obsolescent |
| 释义 | obsolescent adjective formaluk/ˌɒb.səˈles.ənt/us/ˌɑːb.səˈles.ənt/becomingobsolete: 在逐步废弃的；即将淘汰的；逐渐过时的Much ofourexistingmilitaryhardwareis obsolescent.我们现有的许多军事硬件在逐渐被淘汰。 Old or old-fashioned
Examplesofobsolescentobsolescent The monarchy was ever more widely perceived as an oppressive,obsolescentinstitution which failed to correspond to the country's needs. From theCambridge English Corpus Sadly, websites are ephemeral and many of the addresses are alreadyobsolescent. From theCambridge English Corpus Similarly, the relentless progress of publication makes even so copious a workobsolescenteven as it is prepared for the press. From theCambridge English Corpus All of the 7 adjectives in table 3 are related to verbs which themselves are obsolete orobsolescent. From theCambridge English Corpus The ventral sulcus is broad and very weakly developed, and the dorsal fold isobsolescentor almost absent. From theCambridge English Corpus Such that some postmodernists think that nature's boundaries areobsolescent. From theCambridge English Corpus To me, they seemobsolescentrather than new and vibrant. From theCambridge English Corpus But we cannot see words die: many of them just crawl away quietly, and hide in large dictionaries, which provide mem with last resting places labelled "obsolescent" or "archaic". From theCambridge English Corpus Much higher levels of public housing output were expected in the mid-1960s to lead to redevelopment of housing in 'obsolescent' as well as clearance areas. From theCambridge English Corpus On the one hand, carers might lose contact with the labour market and their skills might becomeobsolescent, which would reduce their expected gains from working. From theCambridge English Corpus I know of collieries withobsolescentequipment, with good seams, and with costs of production well below the average. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Invitations to tender were widely issued, but there was little demand for theseobsolescentaircraft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem of reconstruction of "blitzed" andobsolescentareas falls into two parts which are separate and ought to be kept separate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Only a few years ago the near and middle water fleets consisted almost entirely ofobsolescentcoal-burning vessels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The same applies where we are rehabilitating someobsolescentareas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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