leave someone in the dust

短语

词形变化

leaves someone in the dust 三单 leaves someone in the dust leaving someone in the dust left someone in the dust leaving someone in the dust 现在分词 left someone in the dust 过去式 left someone in the dust 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To completely overtake a competitor.

    习语 非正式

    The company has currently no plans to switch away from the old designs, so they could very easily be left in the dust.

  2. 2.

    To abandon; to leave behind.

    过时

词源

Originally (from 17th c.), to leave in the dust meant to abandon or leave something/someone behind - literally or figuratively on the dirt ground. In modern usage (since late 19th c.), the sense has shifted to one about being overtaken by a competitor, the allusion changing to being left in the airborne dust that has been kicked up by a faster runner, horse, or vehicle.

来源：wiktionary