a particular company or of a particular type A W IS;

: The business has 34 retail outlets in this state alone. fflMM34   0 3 (especially

NAmE) a shop/store that sells goods of a particular make at reduced prices A f P nn       /£: the Nike outlet

in the outlet mall          4 a pipe or

hole through which liquid or gas can flow out ft n; W $Clf: a sewage outlet ?§7K}#$t P o an outlet pipe j#7)C Wit f*T33 inlet 5 (NAmE) = socket(I)

OUt-line 0n» /'autlam/ verb, noun

m verb 1 ~ sth (to sb) to give a description of the main facts or points involved in sth         H77l

sketch : [VN] We outlined, our proposals to the committee.

[also V wh ] 2 [VN] [usually passive] to show or mark the outer edge of sth JnLT:.---They saw the huge building outlined against the sky. fifed

noun 1 a description of the main facts or points involved in sth fffS: This is a brief outline of the events.  0 You should draw up a

plan or outline for the essay.

0 o The book describes in outline the main findings of the research. A AA0 0 an outline agreement/proposal A A /      2 the line

that goes around the edge of sth, showing its main shape but not the details f& M fS : At last we could see the dim outline of an island.

/ft MM f&J® 7 o o an outline map/sketch ®

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out-liner /'autlaina(r)/ noun (computing if) a program that allows you to create a structure for a document

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out-live /.aut'liv/ verb [VN] 1 to live longer than sb kk He outlived his wife by three years, fife kkj|

2 to continue to exist after sth else has ended or disappeared ( & —

The machine had outlived its usefulness (= was no longer useful). jMlfgBAfB 7„

out-look /'autluk/ noun 1 [usually sing.] ~ (on sth) the attitude to life and the world of a particular person, group or culture JEH; tftlMH'; A£$L: He had a practical outlook on life. ftfeftfj A AM fS ^ ^ o o Most Western societies are liberal in outlook. M ?! *1 ^ ff o 2 ~ (for sth) the probable future for sb/sth; what is likely to happen if jfc; nj H23 prospect : The outlook for jobs is bleak. Wt ik TfJ HU H Bftjfco 0 the country’s economic outlook 0 The outlook (= the probable weather) for the weekend is dry and sunny. M A A H rT M Bjf 7 jg| „        3 a view

from a particular place M&; MM; MM: The house has a pleasant outlook over the valley.  §, jS

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out-ly ing /'autlanrj/ adj. [only before noun] far away from the cities of a country or from the main part of a place outlying areas fiSftfeK

out-man-oeuvre (BrE) (NAmE out-ma-neu-ver) /.autma- 'nuiva(r)/ verb [VN] to do better than an opponent by acting in a way that is cleverer or more skilful kk • • • iii 0!; kk ••• id]—%: The president has so far managed to outmanoeuvre his critics. 3\ g HU Aik,

out moded /.aot'maudid; NAmE -'moud-/ adj. (disap­proving) no longer fashionable or useful iidd; BA ft

$J: an outmoded attitude

out num ber /(aut‘nAmba(r)/ verb [VN] to be greater in number than sb/sth ( El&il-k ) JUS], kk---£: The demonstrators were heavily outnumbered by the police. Ajft#A$f257.&W^A$L 0 In this profession, women outnumber men by two to one (= there are twice as many women as men). E&Aft ik, AEAffcJUH&W Wfgo

,out-of-,body ex perience noun a feeling of being outside your own body, especially when you feel that you are watching yourself from a distance

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,out of 'date adj. 1 old-fashioned or without the most recent information and therefore no longer useful MBf

M; fill A Sr ft J§> W; 6X These figures are very out of date.           o Suddenly she felt old and

outofdate.mm%n&E%T, mX±HttTo o an out-of-date map £ iiBtditfeHfl <> out-of-date technology 1&EEl WS A — compare outdated 2 no longer valid A M. ; il$] (ft: an out-of-date driving licence 1$ % — see also up to date(2)

, out-of-'state adj. [only before noun] (US) coming from or happening in a different state E ft ; ft A (ft : out-of-state license plates AftfrTAAJifM

,out-of-the-'way adj. far from a town or city

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,OUt-of-'town adj. [only before noun] 1 located away from the centre of a town or city Eh      KF ftfj:

out-of-town superstores        2 coming from or

happening in a different place    itfe $J; 3lt : an

out-of-town guest A o an out-of-town performance

,out-of-'work adj. [only before noun] unemployed Aik W; T ^ W: an out-of-work actor #ikM ^ out-pace /.aut'peis/ verb [VN] to go, rise, improve, etc. faster than sb/sth ( /E 31 ft: ± ) H M ; kk ■ • • ‘A EETCI outstrip : He easily outpaced the other runners, jffe MJ7#iife©M7^?tfe^#&i£Ao o Demand is outpacing production.            j;

out pa tient /'autpeijnt/ noun a person who goes to a hospital for treatment but does not stay there H i# ^ A: an outpatient clinic Hi#oft — compare inpatient out-per-form /.aotpa'foim; NAmE -par'foirm/ verb [VN] to achieve better results than sb/sth (   ) HM, ffiil

► out-per-form-ance noun [U]

out place ment /'autpleismant/ noun [U] (business ^) the process of helping people to find new jobs after they have been made unemployed         ( ZiA

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out-play /.aut'plei/ verb [VN] to play much better than sb you are competing against (

We were totally outplayed and lost 106-74. f^ffll21 74:106

out-point /.aut'pomt/ verb [VN] (especially in boxing X ^T^Ais^fl) to defeat sb by scoring more points 1A&

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out-post /'autpaust; NAmE -poust/ noun 1 a small mili­tary camp away from the main army, used for watching an enemy’s movements, etc. tu ( 3S ftfe ) 2 a small town or group of buildings in a lonely part of a country UlkfAE: a remote outpost  o the

last outpost of civilization A0Jl(ft3£ltiifelX outpouring /'autpoirirj/ noun 1 [usually pi.] a strong and sudden expression of feeling ( ill#) j® A, M : spontaneous outpourings of praise — A i        A W

fir 2 a large amount of sth produced in a short time MM; : a remarkable outpouring of new ideas

Out-put /'autput/ noun, verb • noun [U, sing.] 1 the amount of sth that a person, a machine or an organization produces ( A,            , fjl

ftfj )A#,      Manufacturing output has

increased by 8%. likAJtfaAT 8%0 2 (computing if) the information, results, etc. produced by a computer : data output            o an output device

— compare input 3 the power, energy, etc. produced by a piece of equipment   an output

of 100 watts ft X 100 El 4 a place where energy, power, information, etc. leaves a system ft ftj 3ft} : Connect a cable to the output.

■ verb (out-put-ting, out put, out put) [VN] (computing if) to supply or produce information, results, etc. ft ft : Computers can now output data much more quickly. M Eit^ilfkMA^feftftMo — compare input out-rage /'autreid3/ noun, verb

m noun 1 [U] a strong feeling of shock and anger  X

HI; HHi;: The judge’s remarks caused public outrage, ik