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out.grow objH.aJt5grEJ, $-5groJv [T]past simple outgrew 0aWt9Gru:, past part outgrown H0aWt9GrRWn, $-9GroWnto grow bigger than or too big for (something)长得比 …大或大得不再需要（某物）My seven-year-old had new shoes in April and he's already outgrown them (= his feet have grown too large for them).我七岁的孩子四月份刚买了新鞋，现在已穿不下了。He's only 12 but he's outgrown his mother already.他只有十二岁，但已经长得比他妈高了。The company, which has already taken on 75 new staff this year, is beginning to outgrow (= become too large for) its office space.这个公司今年已经雇用了75个新员工，办公面积开始不够用了。(fig.)He outgrew his adolescent interest in war and guns when he left home to go to university (= as he became older, his interests changed and became more adult).当他离家上大学的时候，青少年时对战争和枪炮的兴趣已不复存在。
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