(单词翻译:单击)
1.outcome n.结果(result, consequence)
词根记忆:来自词组come out(真相:结果)
例:Critics of the proposals argue that the outcomes of public referenda would be biased.
2.outfit v.配备,装备(to furnish)
例:In reality, early trading companies successfully purchased and outfitted ships, built and operated offices and warehouses.
3.outlaw v.宣布…为非法(to make illegal);n.歹徒;罪犯(criminal)
例:For a local government to outlaw all strikes is a costly mistake.
4.outlay n.支出,费用(expenditure, payment)
词根记忆:来自词组lay out(消费:花钱)
例:Outlays for research and development increased 16.4 percent.
5.outlet n.出口,通风口(exit, vent);批发商店(a store through which a product is marketed)
联想记忆:out(外面)+let(让)--让人出去的地方--出口
例:an outlet pipe排水管//outlet stores代销店
6.outline n.轮廓(figure);概述(summary);v.描雷轮廓:概括(summarize)
例:This is an outline of a sign for an ice-cream store.//Three hypotheses were outlined in this scientific conference.
7.outlying a.远离城市的,边远的(remote from a center or main body)
联想记忆:out(出)+Iy(看作lie位于)+ing--位于外面的--边远的
例:Most outlying airfields are not equipped to handle commercial-airline traffic.
8.outmoded a.过时了的,不再流行的( not being in style)
例:l wish we could get rid of that old and outmoded sofa.
9.outnumber v.在数量上超过(to exceed in number)
词根记忆:out(超过)+number(数量)--在数量上超过
例:These stars vastly outnumber the other stars in a given galaxy.