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outgrowth

n.自然的發展或結果 [a natural development, product, or result]

ex. Her first book is an outgrowth of an art project she began in 1988.

ex. Revolution is a frequent outgrowth of tyranny.
革命是暴政促成的常有結果。

字的概念：something grows out

outlandish

out-land-ish

adj.怪異的 (貶義)[=strange;Conspicuously unconventional]

ex. outlandish clothes

字的概念：out-land-ish就是指"foreign land"，比方說你坐船到一個不知名的小島上，島上居然有種藍色的西瓜，OH~ that is outlandish.

(Lady Gaga!)

outlet

n.出口 [A passage for escape or exit; a vent. ]

n.湖的出水口 [A stream that flows out of a lake or pond. ]

ex. the outlet of a lake

n.批發商店 [A commercial market for goods or services. ]

ps. An outlet or an outlet store is a place which sells slightly damaged or outdated goods from a particular manufacturer, or goods that it made in greater quantities than needed.

n. [A receptacle, especially one mounted in a wall, that is connected to a power supply and equipped with a socket for a plug. ]

字的概念：就是let it out的意思，所以可以當出口。那為什麼可以當"批發商店"呢，因為那是讓商品流出到大眾的地方。同時插座也是電流出的口。

outline

n.輪廓 [A line marking the outer contours or boundaries of an object or figure]

ps. 所以可以當作 "大綱" A general description covering the main points of a subject

ex.an outline for an essay

outmane uv er

out-maneuver

v.在謀略上勝過敵人 [To overcome (an opponent) by artful, clever maneuvering. ]

ex <> yield

Cristiano Ronaldo--趕一下世界盃的熱潮

outmoded

out-mode-ed

adj.不流行的 [Not in fashion; unfashionable]

ps. 我們之前有說過一個相關的字；modish adj.流行的;時髦的 (p.314)

ex.outmoded ideas, styles, views

outrage

out-rage

n.暴行 [An act of extreme violence or viciousness. ]

ex.outrage committed by troops

n.駭人事件; 激起民憤的行為或事情 [act or event that shocks or angers the public]

ex. The building of the new 石化工廠 is an outrage.

字的概念：outrage是指超過了憤怒，令人生氣到不能用憤怒形容。

outset

n.開頭, 最初 [the beginning or start]

ps. 一般的用法是 at/from the outset (of sth)

ex.At the outset of her career she was full of optimism but not now.
她事業一開始十分樂觀, 但現在已今非昔比了

字的概念：就是setting out的意思

review: outset與 onset都是當開始的意思

outshine

out-shine

v. [To shine brighter than]

v. 使失色,使相形見絀 [To be more beautiful, splendid, or flamboyant than.]

ex. outshine the original
勝過原作

ex. The young girl violinist outshone all the other competitors.

outskirt(s) 常用複數型

out-skirts

n.郊外 [The part or region remote from a central district]

ex. The hotel is situated in the outskirts of the city

像貓空、淡水、北投就是on the outskirts of the Taipei city

字的概念：裙子(skirt)的外圍

outspoken

out-spoken

adj.直言無諱的 [uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve]

ps. 比方說，你女朋友問你她煮得菜好不好吃，『喔，真是太難吃了..』就是就outspoken response.

ex. outspoken criticism

ex. Dr Ramsay's outspoken bluffness(率直) made him easier to deal with.
而拉姆齊醫生,由於他那種無保留的坦率性格,倒還容易對付。

outstrip

out-strip

v.超過 [To exceed or surpass]

ex. he soon outstrip the slow runner.

ex. Demand is outstripping current production.
現在需求逐漸超過了生產能力.

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