每日一词【1192】obsolete：过时

今天我们要学的词是obsolete¹。 Obsolete, 是过时的意思。美国国防部长盖茨在西点军校发表讲话时说， "The traditional U.S. Army, with its large units that include tanks and other heavy equipment, is fast becoming obsolete," 携带坦克和重型机械的传统陆军大部队的模式已经越发过时。皮尤研究中心去年十月对2600多个美国成年人进行的研究显示， "Nearly 40 percent of Americans believe that marriage is becoming obsolete, up from just 28 percent in 1978," 将近百分之四十的美国人认为婚姻已经过时，1978年的时候，只有百分之28的人这么看。好的，今天我们学习的词是obsolete ... 

 

1 obsolete   

adj.已废弃的，过时的

参考例句：

• These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了，在市场上卖不了高价。
• They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people's heads.他们竭力把陈旧思想灌输给青年。