1. A cheetah can outrun a man (Douglas Medin).
2. It was yet another case where the human eyes outperformed rada (Collins).
3. To win the presidency he had first to outwit his rivals within the Socialist Party (Collins).
4. China has been accused of under-reporting the number of SARS patients (CNN).
5. So to better understand the Alpha Earner phenomenon, some researchers focus instead on those households where the wife outearns the husband. (Newsweek, 2003-05-06)
6. The new administrator ... will outrank Jay Garner, the retired Army lieutenant general who has been in charge of postwar administration since the government of Saddam Hussein was ousted by American-led military forces last month. (NYT, 2003-05-07)
7. Nowadays, adults who don't smoke cigarettes outnumber those who do by 2 to 1 (BE).
8. ... country that now apparently outspends the rest of the world combined on means of violence ... (Noam Chomsky, “Deep Concerns”)
9. People who are undernourished also lack reserves of energy when faced with physical or mental crises (Collins).
10. They met little resistance from outgunned government troops (Collins).
11. The demonstrators were heavily outnumbered by the police (Oxford).
12. However, I have concluded that the dangers of acting now are clearly outweighed by the risks of failing to act (Bill Clinton).
첫댓글 Given the nitty-gritty of the task is 'briefness', I'd say 'double' might,probably, outperform the rather long expression 'outnumber those who do by 2 to 1', like 'double the smokers" Let's talk about it. I'll go check that again.^^
Well, you know my point... Also, you normally say "double the number of..."
Well i didn't know like this expression, thanks anyway,,,,,
I didn't know that there's so many usuful expressions like this. I will learn. Thanks. ^^