out
adv
part (For special uses with many vs, eg pick sth out, put sb out, see the v entries. 可與許多動詞連用, 如pick sth out、 put sb out, 其釋義見各動詞詞條.)
1 away from or not inside a place 離開某地; 不在里面
go out for some fresh air 出去呼吸新鮮空氣
get up and walk out 起來到外面去
open the door and run out into the garden 開門出去跑進花園
open a bag and take sth out 打開袋子取出某物
find one's way out 尋找出路
lock sb out 把某人鎖在外面
She shook the bag and some coins fell out. 她抖了抖手提包, 掉出了幾枚硬幣.
Out you go! ie Go out! 滾出去! Cf 參看 in1 1.
2
(a) not at home or at a place of work 不在家; 不在工作地點
I phoned Sally but she was out. 我給薩莉打電話, 可是她不在.
The manager is out at the moment. 現(xiàn)在經(jīng)理不在.
Let's go out this evening/have an evening out, eg go to the cinema, a restaurant, the theatre, a disco, etc. 咱們今天晚上出去吧[玩一個晚上吧].
(b) (of a book, record, etc) not in the library (指書、 唱片等)不在圖書館或資料庫, 借出
The book you wanted is out. 你要的書已借出. Cf 參看 in1 3.
3 (indicating distance away from land, one's country, a town, etc 表示遠(yuǎn)離陸地、 祖國、 城鎮(zhèn)等)
The boats are all out at sea. 船都已出海.
She's out in Australia at the moment. 現(xiàn)在她遠(yuǎn)在澳大利亞.
He lives right out in the country. 他住在偏遠(yuǎn)的鄉(xiāng)間.
The ship was four days out from Lisbon, ie had left Lisbon four days earlier. 輪船四日前已駛離里斯本.
4 (indicating that sth is no longer hidden 表示某事物已暴露, 不再隱蔽)
The secret is out, ie revealed or discovered. 那秘密已泄露了.
The flowers are out, ie open. 花開了.
The sun is out, ie not behind a cloud. 太陽出來了
Her new book is out, ie published. 她的新書出版了.
There's a warrant out (ie issued) against him. 對他的逮捕令已發(fā)出.
Out with it! ie Say what you know. 說出來呀!
5 (used with superlative adjs 與形容詞的最高級連用) in existence; among known examples 存在著; 在已知者中
It's the best game out. 這是上策.
6 not in power, in office or in a position 無權(quán)力; 不在其位
The Labour party went out in 1980. 工黨於1980年下野. Cf 參看 in1 10.
7 not fashionable 不再流行; 不時興
Flared trousers are out this year. 今年喇叭褲不時興了. Cf 參看 in1 8.
8 unconscious 失去知覺; 無知覺
He's been out (cold) for ten minutes. 他昏迷已有十分鐘.
9 (of a tide) away from the shore; low (指潮汐)落潮, 退潮
We couldn't swim the tide was too far out. 我們不能游泳了--潮水退得太遠(yuǎn)了. Cf 參看 in1 6.
10 on strike 在罷工中: The dockers in Liverpool are out. 利物浦的碼頭工人罷工了.
11 (infml 口) not possible or desirable 不可能; 不可取
Swimming in the sea is out until the weather gets warmer. 在海里游泳還不是時候, 等天暖些再游.
12 (of fire, lights, burning materials, etc) extinguished; not burning (指火、 燈、 燃燒物等)熄滅
The fire, gas, candle, etc is out. 火、 煤氣、 蠟燭等熄滅了.
The fire has gone/burnt out. 火滅了. (Cf 參看 The fire is still in. )
All the lights were out in the streets. 街上的燈光都熄滅了.
Put that cigarette out! 把香煙熄滅!
The wind blew the candles out. 風(fēng)把蠟燭吹滅了.
13 to the end; completely 到盡頭; 到底; 全部; 徹底: hear sb out 聽某人說完
work out a problem 解決一難題
Supplies are running out, ie becoming low. 供應(yīng)品快用完了.
fight it out, ie settle a dispute by fighting 武力解決爭端
I'm tired out, ie exhausted. 我筋疲力盡了.
before the week i...
?? 擴展釋義
*[aut]a. 外面的, 熄滅的, 結(jié)束的ad. 在外, 熄滅, 出現(xiàn)prep. 出自, 離去, 向相關(guān)詞組: make a poor out of it be out for be out for sb's blood from out to out out and about out and away out and home out and out out from under out of talk sb out of doing sth reason sb out of his fears knock the enemy troops out of action be done out of sth out of the ordinary out of control times out of number sing out of tune out of it out with be out with sb let a secret out be out at elbows