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make out with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | US, slang (kiss, touch sexually) | 和…亲热
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| Last night at the party I made out with a girl. |
making out nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, informal (heavy petting or kissing) | 亲热 qīn rè |
| | 亲吻 qīn wěn |
| | 亲亲抱抱
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map [sth] out vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (plan) | 规划 guī huà |
| | 制订 zhì dìng |
| The general mapped out a strategy with his advisors. |
march out vi + adv | (military: leave on foot) (军队) | 列队离开
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mark out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (delineate, define) | 划出 huá chū |
| Animal mark out their territory with a variety of visual and scent signals. |
max out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | slang (take to the limit) (俚语) | 使达到最大极限 shǐ dá dào zuì dà jí xiàn |
| He spent so much I thought he would max out his credit card! |
max out viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | slang (reach a limit) (俚语) | 达到最大极限 dá dào zuì dà jí xiàn |
maxed out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | slang (taken to the limit) (俚语) | 达到最大极限的 dá dào zuì dà jí xiàn de |
| I told him I can't take on any more projects, I'm totally maxed out. |
measure [sth] out, measure out [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (measure and divide [sth]) | 把…测量后分配
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| The man measured the grain out into four equal portions. |
mellow out vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | informal (relax) | 放松 fàng sōng |
| | 轻松 qīng sōng |
mete out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (distribute) | 分配 fēn pèi |
| | 分发 fēn fā |
| Her manager liked to mete out the most interesting tasks to employees who praised him. |
mete out vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (punishment: inflict) | 没有提供翻译
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| We had a teacher at school who would mete out punishment for the most minor offences. |
mind out vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | UK (be careful) | 当心 dāng xīn |
| | 小心 xiǎo xīn |
Mind out! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | UK (be careful) | 当心!小心!
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mind out for [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK (pay attention to) | 注意 zhù yì |
| | 当心 dāng xīn |
| | 小心 xiǎo xīn |
miss out vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | informal (lose an opportunity) | 遗漏 yí lòu |
| | 错过…的好机会 cuò guò … de hǎo jī huì |
| Don't miss out on this chance; you'll never have a better opportunity. I was sick last weekend so I missed out on my friend's party. |
miss out on vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (be denied: an opportunity, etc.) | 错失 cuò shī |
| | 被剥夺(机会等) bèi bō duó jī huì děng |
miss out on vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (fail to get: an opportunity, etc.) | 错失 cuò shī |
| | 没有得到(机会等) méi yǒu dé dào jī huì děng |
move out viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (leave one's home) | 搬出 bān chū |
| Although I got on well with my parents, I couldn't wait to move out. |
muck [sth] out vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | mainly UK (clean: animal stall) (畜舍) | 清理 qīng lǐ |
| We muck out the stalls daily. |
night out nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (evening or nighttime social outing) | 夜晚外出作乐 yè wǎn wài chū zuò lè |
| We had a great night out on Friday – you should've come. |
no way out nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (no exit) | 没有出路 méi yǒu chū lù |
| | 无出口 wú chū kǒu |
| There is no way out of this road, it's a dead end; you'll have to turn round and come back. There is no way out down this corridor. |
no way out, no way out of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (no escape) (比喻) | 无处可逃,束手无策
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| There is no way out of the situation we are in. |
nose [sb/sth] out vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (narrowly defeat) | 险险胜过
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| | 以毫厘之差胜过
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| Horse number seven seemed all set to win, but then number eleven nosed him out. |
nose [sb/sth] out vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (detect) | 嗅出 xiù chū |
| | 通过嗅觉找到
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| After the avalanche, bloodhounds nosed out the buried skiers. |
odd man out nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] or [sth] that does not belong) | 单独剩下的一个(人或物) dān dú shèng xià de yí gè rén huò wù |
| | 格格不入的人(或物) gé gé bú rù de rén huò wù |
| You've already got four people for a tennis game, so I'm odd man out and will watch. |
odd one out nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sth] or [sb] that does not belong) | 与众不同的人或事物 yǔ zhòng bù tóng de rén huò shì wù |
| Study the people in the photo for 15 seconds then tell me which is the odd one out. |
on the razz, out on the razz adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | UK, slang (partying) | 聚会 jù huì |
| | 联欢 lián huān |
| We've got the house to ourselves. My sister's out on the razz. |
ooze out vi + adv | (flow slowly from) | 渗出,泌出
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| | 慢慢流出 màn màn liú chū |
| The cut to Sally's knee was deep, and blood was oozing out. |
open out onto [sth] vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (lead to wider area) | 通向一片更为开阔之地
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| The doors open out onto a beautiful garden. |
open out to [sth] vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (be unfolded) | 展开 zhǎn kāi |
| The foldaway bed opens out to full size. |
open [sth] out vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (unfold) | 打开 dǎ kāi |
| | 展开 zhǎn kāi |
| Lisa put the map on the table and opened it out. |
opt out vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (exclude yourself) | 选择退出 xuǎn zé tuì chū |
| | 决定不参与 jué dìng bù cān yù |
| I had thought about swimming, but the water looked freezing so I opted out. |
opt out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (exclude yourself) | 选择不加入
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| | 决定不参与 jué dìng bù cān yù |
| If you want to opt out of pension saving, fill in this form and give it to your employer. |
opt out of doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (exclude yourself from doing) | 选择不…
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| | 决定不…
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opt-out nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (exclusion of self) | 退出 tuì chū |
| | 不参加
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order out vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (telephone for food to be delivered) | 订餐
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| (口语) | 叫东西吃
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| I'm too tired to cook tonight, so let's just order out. |
out and about advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (busy, active outside the home) | 外出走动 wài chū zǒu dòng |
| He's always out and about these days - I hardly ever see him at home. |
out cold adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (unconscious) | 失去知觉的,昏迷的
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be out for [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (seek in a determined way) | 一心寻求
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| | 一心追求
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| The soccer team is out for revenge on their biggest rivals. |
out for delivery adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (en route to recipient) | 已派送的
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| | 正在派送路上的
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| The carrier's website said my parcel was out for delivery. |
| 快递公司网站显示我的包裹已在派送中。 |
out for the count adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | slang, figurative (asleep) | 睡着的 shuì zháo de |
| He's out for the count. |
out front advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in front of [sth] some distance away) | 在前面 zài qián miàn |
out here advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in this remote place) | (从很远的地方)到这里 cóng hěn yuǎn de dì fāng dào zhè lǐ |
| Out here in Japan digestive biscuits are hard to find. I built my house out here in the woods to enjoy Mother Nature. |
out here advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (here, outside) | 在这里 zài zhè lǐ |
| | 在外面 zài wài miàn |
| Let me in - it's cold out here! We're going to roast the pig out here. |
out in the open adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (knowledge: public) | 公开 gōng kāi |
| | 公之于众 gōng zhī yú zhòng |
| The fact that he is gay is now out in the open. |
out in the open advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (outdoors) | 在户外 zài hù wài |
| It's great to be out in the open on a warm spring day! |
out loud advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (clearly, audibly) | 大声地 dà shēng de |
| Oh my gosh, did I say that out loud? I only meant to think it. |
out of advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | used in expressions (beyond) | 在…范围外
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| | 超出…范围 chāo chū fàn wéi |
| We continued to wave to our grandson until he was out of sight. |
be out of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (be lacking) | 缺乏,缺少
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| | 没有 méi yǒu |
| I had to go shopping as we were completely out of milk. |
out of [sth] preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (motivated by: fear, spite, etc.) | 由于 yóu yú |
| | 因为 yīn wèi |
| Laura turned the volume up high out of spite. |
out of preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (of total number) | …当中
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| | 其中
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| Three people out of ten preferred milk chocolate over dark chocolate. Eight out of ten cats prefer this brand of cat food. Out of all the people in the world, I had to bump into my ex-boyfriend! |
| 十人中有三个人喜欢牛奶巧克力,不喜欢黑巧克力。十只猫中有八只都偏好这个品牌的猫粮。世界上这么多人里,我偏偏就碰到了前男友! |
out of preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (from) | 用 yòng |
| These clothes are made entirely out of recycled materials. |
out of bounds advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (outside a prescribed boundary) | 越界地 yuè jiè de |
| | 越过界限地 yuè guò jiè xiàn de |
| The referee blew his whistle when the ball went out of bounds. During the war most beaches were out of bounds to civilians. |
out of bounds adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not permitted) | 禁止的 jìn zhǐ de |
| | 越界的 yuè jiè de |
out of breath adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (panting, breathless) | 上气不接下气的 shàng qì bù jiē xià qì de |
| | 气喘吁吁的 qì chuǎn xū xū de |
| After sprinting round the track I was out of breath and could barely speak. |
out of character adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not typical of [sb]) | 不符合...的性格
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out of commission adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not in active service or use) | 无法使用的,不能使用的
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| The ship is out of commission while it undergoes repairs. |
out of commission adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (inactive due to injury, etc.) (由于受伤等) | 不能活动的
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| He sprained his ankle running and the doc says he'll be out of commission for a couple of weeks. |
out of commission advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (out of active service or use) | 停止使用 tíng zhǐ shǐ yòng |
| The paramilitary group has finally put its weapons out of commission. |
out of commission advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative (out of action due to injury, etc.) (由于受伤等) | 无法进行某项活动
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| One tiny slip can put a skater out of commission for months. |
out of control advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (wild, unrestrained) | 失去控制 shī qù kòng zhì |
| | 不受控制 bú shòu kòng zhì |
| The child was screaming and stamping his feet, quite out of control. |
out of control adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (unrestrained, wild) | 失去控制的 shī qù kòng zhì de |
| | 不受控制的 bú shòu kòng zhì de |
| You're just an out-of-control brat! |
out of danger adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (no longer at risk) | 脱离危险的 tuō lí wēi xiǎn de |
| | 脱离险境的 tuō lí xiǎn jìng de |
| Although the patient was still very ill, he was out of danger. |
out of date, out-of-date adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (old-fashioned, outmoded) | 过时的 guò shí de |
| | 陈旧的 chén jiù de |
备注: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| The 70's-style couch is out of date. |
out of date, out-of-date adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (no longer valid) | 失效的 shī xiào de |
| | 无效的 wú xiào de |
| That program had been updated; yours is an out-of-date version. |
out of date, out-of-date adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (food: no longer fresh) (食物) | 过期的,不新鲜的
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| The milk expired two weeks ago and is thus out of date. |
out of doors advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (outside, outdoors) | 户外地 hù wài dì |
| | 露天地 lù tiān de |
| The school bell sounded, and the children poured out of doors into the playground. Since I moved to Spain I spend most of my time out of doors. |
out of fashion advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (no longer popular) | 过时地 guò shí de |
| | 不流行地 bù liú xíng de |
| Bell bottom pants are out of fashion, skinny jeans are back in. |
out of fashion adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (outmoded) | 过时的 guò shí de |
| | 不流行的 bù liú xíng de |
| Fat ties and wide lapels are so out of fashion! |
out of focus adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | literal (blurred, indistinct) (本义) | 模糊的,不清楚的,焦点没对准的
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| The impressionist style gave the painting a fuzzy, out of focus look. |
out of focus adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (not concentrating on single issue) (比喻) | 没有焦点的,不专注的
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| She was out of focus all day after taking a new allergy medication. |
out of hand advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (uncontrolled) | 难以控制 nán yǐ kòng zhì |
| | 无法控制 wú fǎ kòng zhì |
| When the fight got out of hand the barman called the police. |
out of hand advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (without further thought) | 不加思索地一口(拒绝) bù jiā sī suǒ de yì kǒu ( jù jué ) |
| The boss dismissed my ideas out of hand; he didn't even ask me any questions. |
out of it adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (unable to think clearly) | 迷糊的 mí hú de |
| | 糊涂的 hú tú de |
| | 昏头的
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| Cal was having trouble answering basic questions in math class today--he's really out of it. |
out of line adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative, informal (comment: unacceptable) | 令人无法接受的 lìng rén wú fǎ jiē shòu de |
out of line adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative, informal (person: behaving unacceptably) | 举止不当
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out of line advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative, informal (unacceptably) | 举止不当的 jǔ zhǐ bú dàng de |
| | 举止不合要求的 jǔ zhǐ bù hé yāo qiú de |
out of luck adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (unlucky) | 不幸的 bú xìng de |
| I'm afraid you're out of luck; there are no tickets left. |
out of necessity advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (due to need) | 出于需要
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out of nowhere advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (unexpectedly) | 突然冒出来地 tū rán mào chū lái de |
| He showed up out of nowhere. |
out of order adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not functioning) (机器) | 发生故障的
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| The furnace is out of order, so I've called a repairman. |
out of order adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative, slang (inappropriate) (行为等) | 不妥当的,不适合的
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| Terry's rude comments about your brother were out of order. |
out of order adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative, slang (behaving inappropriately) | 不得体的 bù dé tǐ de |
| You were out of order last night; I think you need to call our guests today to apologise. |
out of order adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (jumbled) | 次序混乱的
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| | 顺序颠倒的
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| I dropped my manuscript and now the pages are all out of order. |
out of order adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (court: in breach) (法庭) | 违反规定的
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out of phase advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in an unsynchronized way) | 不协调地 bù xié tiáo de |
| | 不同位地 bù tóng wèi de |
| | 不同步地 bù tóng bù de |
| His manner of speech seemed completely out phase with his age. |
out of phase adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not synchronized) | 不协调的 bù xié tiáo de |
| | 不同位的 bù tóng wèi de |
| | 不同步的 bù tóng bù de |
out of place adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not belonging) | 格格不入的 gé gé bú rù de |
| As the only Europeans present, we felt a little out of place. |
out of pocket adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (having made a loss, short of money) | 亏本的 kuī běn de |
| | 赔钱的 péi qián de |
| By the time I'd paid for all the repairs I was seriously out of pocket. |
out of pocket, out-of-pocket adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (expenses: paid by individual) | 没有提供翻译
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out of print advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (no longer being published) | 售罄地,绝版地
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| The book is quite difficult to get hold of because it has gone out of print. |
out of print adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (no longer being published) (书等) | 售罄的,绝版的
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| The book is quite difficult to get hold of because it's out of print. |
out of proportion with [sth] adj + prep | (excessively large) | 与…不成比例的
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| In children's drawings of people, the head is usually out of all proportion with the rest of the body. |
out of proportion to [sth], out of all proportion to [sth] adj + prep | figurative (exaggerated, excessive) | 不成比例 bù chéng bǐ lì |
| | 不相称 bù xiāng chèn |
| Your anger is out of proportion to the insult. |
out of reach advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (beyond arm's length) | 够不到地 gòu bú dào dì |
| | 摸不到地 mō bú dào de |
| I could almost touch the ceiling, but it was just out of reach. |
out of reach adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | literal (beyond arm's length) (本义) | 够不到的,摸不到的
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out of reach adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (unattainable) (比喻) | 得不到的 dé bú dào de |
| On my salary, a new Ferrari is out of reach. So far, a cure for the common cold remains out of reach. |
out of scope, out-of-scope adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not within a given range) | 超出范围的 chāo chū fàn wéi de |
备注: Hyphens are used when the term precedes the noun. |
| Students must include only relevant information in their essays and omit anything which is out of scope. |
out of season advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (outside the peak period) | 在淡季 zài dàn jì |
| Importing from the southern hemisphere, supermarkets can sell soft fruit out of season. |