out·num·ber
verb/ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə(r)/
/ˌaʊtˈnʌmbər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they outnumber | /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə(r)/ /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbər/ |
| he / she / it outnumbers | /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbəz/ /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbərz/ |
| past simple outnumbered | /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbəd/ /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbərd/ |
| past participle outnumbered | /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbəd/ /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbərd/ |
| -ing form outnumbering | /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbərɪŋ/ /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbərɪŋ/ |
- outnumber somebody/something to be greater in number than somebody/something
（在数量上）压倒，比…多 - The demonstrators were heavily outnumbered by the police.
示威者人数远不及警察人数。 - In this profession, women outnumber men by two to one (= there are twice as many women as men).
在这个行业，女性人数是男性的两倍。
Extra Examples- The Spanish were hopelessly outnumbered in the battle.
西班牙人在战斗中的人数处于绝对劣势。 - Their failures vastly outnumber their successes.
他们失败的次数远远超过成功的次数。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- far
- greatly
- …
- by
- be hopelessly outnumbered
- The demonstrators were heavily outnumbered by the police.