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obsolete

/ob-suh-leet, ob-suh-leet/US // ˌɒb səˈlit, ˈɒb səˌlit //UK // (ˈɒbsəˌliːt, ˌɒbsəˈliːt) //

陈旧的,陈旧,陈旧过时,陈旧过时的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
    • : of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date: an obsolete battleship.
    • : no longer in use, especially, out of use for at least the past century.Compare archaic.
    • : effaced by wearing down or away.
    • : Biology. imperfectly developed or rudimentary in comparison with the corresponding character in other individuals, as of a different sex or of a related species.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    ob·so·let·ed, ob·so·let·ing.

    • : to make obsolete by replacing with something newer or better; antiquate: Automation has obsoleted many factory workers.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.no longer in use, in vogue
Synonyms
antiquated古老的,古老,古代的,陈旧的archaic过时的,古老的,过时,古代的out-of-date过时的,过时,已过时的,过期的outmoded不合时宜的,不合时宜,老旧的,过时的anachronistic不合时宜的,不合时宜,不符合时代精神的,不符合时代要求的ancient古代,古老的,古人,古代的antediluvian安特卫普,前代的,前代,前代人antique古董,古物,古玩,古代bygone昔日的,逝去的,昔日,逝者如斯夫dated过期的,过时的,过日期的,过时dead死亡,死,死人,死的dead and gone死无葬身之地,死无对证,死无葬身之地了dinosaur恐龙,恐龙类,恐龙的,恐龙类的discarded废弃的,被抛弃的,丢弃的,废弃的东西disused废弃的,废旧的,废旧,停用的done for已完成的,已完成,所做的,已完成的有dusty尘土飞扬,尘土飞扬的,尘封的,满身尘土extinct绝迹了,灭绝了,绝种了,已灭绝fossil化石,化石类,石化,化石类物质gone走了,消失了,消失的,消失了的had it曾有过,曾经,曾经有过,曾有has-been过来人,过往,已过,过气horse and buggy马车,马匹和马车,马匹和越野车,马匹和车辆kaput残缺不全,残废,残破的,残骸moldy霉变,发霉的,霉烂,发霉moth-eaten蠹虫蛀蚀,蠹虫,蠹虫害,蠹蚀old老,老的,旧的,旧old-fashioned老式的,旧式的,老式,旧式old-hat老帽,老头子,老帽子,老头old-school老式的,老派,旧式的,老式out出,出了,出的,出门out-of-fashion过时的,不合时宜,过时,过气的outworn破旧的,陈旧的,破旧不堪的,破旧不堪passéstale陈旧的,陈旧,陈腐的,陈旧不堪的superannuated超年假,超年金,超年薪,超龄superseded被取代的,被替代的,已被取代的,被替换的timeworn久违的,陈旧的,久经考验的,久经考验unfashionable不合时宜,不合时宜的,不时髦的,不时髦

Examples

  • At the same time California increased the requirements on how effective the city’s stormwater system needs to be, the city’s system became obsolete, its population grew and the impacts of climate change grew more severe.

  • The emergence of the variants raised the specter that the current generation of vaccines might be rendered obsolete before they have even been fully rolled out.

  • When the project first came up, commissioners asked questions about the data and how it would be stored but were generally positive in their comments — one even suggested that the new technology might someday make traffic engineers obsolete.

  • Fabiola Alvarez Yurcisin, who works with found and often obsolete materials, constructed a cage inside which such terms as “asylum,” “fear” and “wall” are reflected in a mirror.

  • The US federal minimum wage is becoming increasingly obsolete.

  • But their weapons are becomingly increasingly obsolete—and that has some in the U.S. Air Force spooked.

  • That data (collected in 2012 and 2013) is obsolete: Jesse Logan confirms both areas are “now showing significant mortality.”

  • The “Computer Rock” tunes, with references to BASIC programming, were almost immediately rendered obsolete.

  • And fashion editor Lynn Yaeger thinks print magazines are becoming "obsolete."

  • Yet the fact that innovation is a wonderful, exciting thing is cold comfort to the man who feels he has become obsolete.

  • Life has few direr disenchanters than the morning smells of obsolete tobacco, relics though they be of hesternal beatitude.

  • Even in the same scene, time will alter every form, and render the exquisite polish of last year, obsolete rudeness next year.

  • Faith founded on ancient authority is active still, but promises to become obsolete.

  • He also revives obsolete words, without any apparent reason.

  • It is believed that after four years experience of administration in Mesopotamia they would now vote this theory obsolete.