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outsit

/out-sit/US // ˌaʊtˈsɪt //

郊区,郊外,郊游,郊外的

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    out·sat, out·sit·ting.

    • : to sit longer than; outwait: He was determined to outsit his rival.
    • : to sit beyond the time of: We realized we were outsitting our welcome.

Examples

  • This was at half-past eleven, and I had no desire to outsit Archie.

  • I should like to pick up a little soldiering, if I could, and so have ventured to outsit the rest of them.

  • It is among the easiest of all things to outsit both our health and our pleasure at the table.

  • Dacier could allow Mr. Hepburn to outsit him; and he left them, proud of his absolute confidence in her.