outgrow /ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ/ TEM8 ( outgrowing, outgrew, outgrown, outgrows )

• 1. 

  V-T If a child outgrows a piece of clothing, they grow bigger, so that it no longer fits them. 长大而穿不下 (衣服)

  例：

  She outgrew her clothes so rapidly that Patsy was always having to buy new ones.

  她长得太快，衣服很快就穿不下了，帕齐总得给她买新的。

• 2. 

  V-T If you outgrow a particular way of behaving or thinking, you change and become more mature, so that you no longer behave or think in that way. 长大而不再具有

  例：

  The girl may or may not outgrow her interest in fashion.

  那个女孩可能会，也可能不会因长大而失去她对时尚的兴趣。