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crowding out

/ˈkraʊdɪŋ aʊt/· verb phrase (gerund)

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Chinese meaning

挤占；排挤

把bǎ…挤jǐ到dào外wài面miàn去qù,占zhàn掉diào本běn该gāi有yǒu的de位wèi置zhì

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AI 玩wán具jù可kě能néng挤jǐ占zhàn孩hái子zi最zuì需xū要yào的de真zhēn人rén情qíng感gǎn联lián结jié

Example

A leading child-development expert says the technology offers real promise — but also risks crowding out the human relationships children need most.

一位顶尖儿童发展专家表示,这项技术确实前景可期,但也可能挤占孩子们最需要的人际关系。

Source: NPR · 14 Jul 2026

Background ✎

AI 正zhèng从cóng聊liáo天tiān机jī器qì人rén扩kuò展zhǎn到dào玩wán具jù、玩wán偶ǒu和hé陪péi伴bàn机jī器qì人rén,专zhuān家jiā提tí醒xǐng这zhè可kě能néng挤jǐ占zhàn儿ér童tóng最zuì需xū要yào的de真zhēn人rén情qíng感gǎn联lián结jié。

Roots · etymology

crowd + out 短语动词,字面意为'挤到外面去'

  • crowd(拥挤、挤)+ out(出去,方向副词)

Collocations

  • crowd out competition / crowding-out effect / crowd out investment

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