outrun | BrE aʊtˈrʌn, AmE ˌaʊtˈrən | transitive verb present participle outrunning past tense outran | ˌaʊtˈræn | ; past participle outrun ① literal (run faster than) 跑得比…快 pǎo de bǐ… kuài ② figurative (exceed) 超出 chāochū ▸ his ambition outran his ability 他志大才疏 |