outrun /ˌaʊtˈrʌn/ ( outrunning, outran, outruns )

• 1. 

  V-T If you outrun someone, you run faster than they do, and therefore are able to escape from them or to arrive somewhere before they do. 跑得过

  例：

  There are not many players who can outrun me.

  跑得过我的选手不太多。

• 2. 

  V-T If one thing outruns another thing, the first thing develops faster than the second thing. 超过

  例：

  Spending could outrun the capacity of businesses to produce the goods.

  支出可能超过行业生产这些货物的能力。