were outstanding
/wɜː(r) ˈaʊtˌstændɪŋ/
EN
（过去时态）杰出的；未解决的，未支付的
The results we got last year were outstanding.
我们去年取得的成果非常杰出。
词源
"were"是be动词are的过去式，来自古英语；"outstanding"源自17世纪英语out + stand，原义指"突出站立的"，后引申出"杰出"和"未完成"含义。
助记
拆分记忆：were表示过去时态，outstanding由out（出来）和stand（站立）组成，站出来的就是突出杰出的。
常用搭配
were outstanding achievementswere outstanding issueswere outstanding payments
同义词
were excellentwere remarkablewere unresolved
反义词
were ordinarywere resolvedwere unremarkable
相关词汇
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