obsolescent
obsolescent 英 [ˌɒbsə'lesnt] 美 [ˌɒbsə'lesnt]
adj. 荒废的；即将过时的；逐渐被废弃的
If redacted today, the OED might include an obsolescent flag on that "choice part or flower" definition, and a new sense should be added: "one's out-of-touch political opponents. 如果现在重新收录编辑的话，牛津英语词典可能会在表达“所选部分或精华”之意前加注一个将要过时的标识，同时添加一个新的意思“在政治上某人强大的竞争对手。
- Recycling bins, garbage dumps, and junkyards are filled with obsolescent stuff — computers, televisions, cars, and everything else that's discarded because it's not the latest thing anymore.
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- adj. 荒废的；即将过时的；逐渐被废弃的
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1. If redacted today, the OED might include an obsolescent flag on that "choice part or flower" definition, and a new sense should be added: "one's out-of-touch political opponents.
如果现在重新收录编辑的话，牛津英语词典可能会在表达“所选部分或精华”之意前加注一个将要过时的标识，同时添加一个新的意思“在政治上某人强大的竞争对手。
- obsolescent (adj.) 1755, from Latin obsolescentum (nominative obsolescens), present participle of obsolescere "fall into disuse" (see obsolete).
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