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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology outnumber "to number more than," 1670, from out + number (v.). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 outnumber out·num·ber / 7aut5nQmbE(r) / verb [VN] to be greater in number than sb / sth (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 ten to six (= there are twice as many women as men). 在这个行业,女性人数是男性的两倍。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English outnumber ADV. considerably, easily, far, greatly, heavily, substantially, vastly Their failures vastly outnumber their successes. | almost | slightly PREP. by The Czechs outnumbered the Slovaks by at least two to one. PHRASES be hopelessly outnumbered The Spanish were hopelessly outnumbered in the battle. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged outnumber \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ transitive verb Etymology: out- + number : to exceed in number
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