outrange
outrange — 動詞
- outrangepresent simple I / you / we / they
- outranges3rd person singular
- outranging-ing form
- outrangedpast simple
1. to have a longer reach or striking distance than a weapon, vehicle, or detection
射程超越
射程或打擊距離超過對手
to have a longer reach or striking distance than a weapon, vehicle, or detection system — for example, a missile that can fly farther than an older model outranges it.
The new missile system outranges its predecessor by nearly two hundred kilometers.
這套新型飛彈系統的射程比前一代遠了近兩百公里。
outrange + [weapon] + by + [distance]
During the naval drill, the old cruiser was outranged by the destroyer's advanced cannons.
在海上演習中，老舊巡洋艦被驅逐艦的先進火砲壓制在射程之外。
passive: be outranged by [weapon]
Kenji's hunting rifle outranged the standard army weapon by over four hundred meters.
Kenji 的獵槍射程比標準軍用步槍遠了四百多公尺。
Esteban's radar on the hilltop could outrange any enemy equipment in the valley.
Esteban 架在山頂的雷達能比谷地中的任何敵方設備探測到更遠的目標。
- outdistance
broader meaning — can apply to any distance competition (racing, travel), not limited to weapon range
- fall short of
opposite direction — the weaker weapon fails to match the target's range
文法句型
outrange + object
outrange + object + by + distance phrase
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in military and technical contexts describing weapons, radar, or artillery. Very rare in everyday conversation.