outgrow
/ˌaʊtˈgrəʊ/verb
(past -grew /-ˈgruː/; past participle -grown /-ˈgrəʊn/)with obj
1- grow too big for (something)长得太大使不再适用; 过大而不适于：
the cradle which Patrick had outgrown.
帕特里克已睡不下的摇篮。
1.1
- leave behind as one matures成长得不再有, 长大后不再有：
her chest infections were long outgrown.
长大后她早就不再得胸部感染了。
1.2
- grow faster or taller than长得比…快, 长得比…高：
the more vigorous plants outgrow their weaker neighbours.
生命力更旺盛的植物比邻近长势较弱的植物长得更快。
短语
outgrow one's strength
- Brit. become lanky and weak through excessively rapid growth〈英〉因发育过快而变得瘦弱。