| 释义 |
| | | | VERB | | | | | /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə/ | | | | | | if one group outnumbers another , there are more in the first group than in the second 在数量上超过；比…多 | Despite being outnumbered, they managed to fight back bravely. 尽管数量上处于劣势，他们仍英勇地进行还击。 | | an area where sheep outnumber humans by twenty to one 人的数量只及羊的数量二十分之一的地区 | | | PHRASE | | - | be outnumbered spoken
| | used for saying that someone must accept or do something they do not want because most people in a group agree with or approve of it | | 少数服从多数 | | | | ‘I’ d like to stay in.’ ‘Well, you’ re outnumbered – we’ re going to the pub!’ “我想留在家里。”“噢，你要少数服从多数，我们要去酒吧！” | | | | |