Outrun

(verb.) run faster than; 'in this race, I managed to outran everybody else'.

手打:柯尔斯顿

• The increase of stock and the improvement of land are two events which must go hand in hand, and of which the one can nowhere much outrun the other. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Yes, yes, _they_ will take care not to outrun their income. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• If the road hadn't been so rough last night, we could have outrun 'em entirely. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• We have outrun our story in telling of China. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I have seen the monster, and I can outrun him. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• These rascals were all on foot, but no matter, they were always up to time--they can outrun and outlast a donkey. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• He only replied, Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• It is bad when your fame outruns your means, said the Spanish Jesuit Gracian. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

整理:伊冯