The word "obsolete" describes something that is no longer needed or used because a newer, better version exists. It means out of date, out of use, or replaced by something else.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]过时的;废弃的;淘汰的 Something that is obsolete is no longer needed because something better has been invented.
So much equipment becomes obsolete almost as soon as it's made.
这么多设备几乎一生产出来就要被淘汰。
Oxford
ob·so·lete/ˈɒbsəliːt; NAmEˌɑːbsəˈliːt/adjectiveno longer used because sth new has been invented SYN
out of date
淘汰的;废弃的;过时的◆obsolete technology过时技术◆With technological changes many traditional skills have become obsolete.随着技术的革新,许多传统技艺已被淘汰。ob·so·lete/ˈɒbsəliːt; NAmEˌɑːbsəˈliːt/
no longer useful, because something newer and better has been invented → out-of-date: obsolete weapons computer hardware that quickly became obsolete Will computers render (=make) books obsolete?► see thesaurus at
old-fashioned
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obsolete
[ˈɒbsəli:t]
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过时的(91%),已废弃的(9%)
adj.废弃的;老式的
n.废词;陈腐的人
vt.淘汰;废弃
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