out

1. ADV When something is in a particular place and you take it out, you remove it from that place. (拿) 出[ADV after v]

I like the pop you get when you pull out a cork. 我喜歡你拔出瓶塞時(shí)弄出的那“砰”的一聲。

He took out his notebook and flipped the pages. 他拿出了筆記本，快速地翻著頁。

2. ADV You can use out to indicate that you are talking about the situation outside, rather than inside buildings. 在室外[ADV after v]

It's hot out – very hot, very humid. 外面熱烘烘的–非常熱，非常潮濕。

3. ADV If you are out, you are not at home or not at your usual place of work. 不在 (家或工作地)

I tried to get in touch with you yesterday evening, but I think you were out. 我昨晚聯(lián)系過你，但你那時(shí)可能不在家。

4. ADV If you say that someone is out in a particular place, you mean that they are in a different place, usually one far away. 遠(yuǎn)在[ADV adv/prep]

The police tell me they've finished their investigations out there. 警方告訴我他們已經(jīng)完成了在那邊的調(diào)查。

5. ADV When the sea or tide goes out, the sea moves away from the shore. (潮水) 退去

The tide was out and they walked among the rock pools. 潮水退了，他們?cè)趲r石區(qū)的潮水潭間散步。

6. ADV If you are out a particular amount of money, you have that amount less than you should or than you did. 缺少 (一筆錢)[美國(guó)英語] [非正式] [ADV n]

I'm out ten thousand dollars, with nothing to show for it!

我缺1萬美元，沒啥可說的！

ADV

1. ADJ If a light or fire is out or goes out, it is no longer shining or burning. (燈、火等) 熄滅的[v-link ADJ]

All the lights were out in the house. 房里所有的燈都熄滅了。

2. ADJ If flowers are out, their petals have opened. (花) 盛開的[v-link ADJ]

Well, the daffodils are out in the gardens and they're always a beautiful show. 哇，花園里的水仙開了，它們總是一道亮麗的風(fēng)景。

3. ADV Out is also an adverb. 盛開地[ADV after v]

I usually put it in my diary when I see the wild flowers coming out. 我看到野花盛開時(shí)，通常會(huì)記在日記本里。

4. ADJ If something such as a book or CD is out, it is available for people to buy. 面市的[v-link ADJ]

Their new album is out now. 他們的新專輯現(xiàn)已面市。

5. ADV Out is also an adverb. 面市地[ADV after v]

The French edition came out in early 2006. 法文版在2006年初面市。

6. ADJ In a game or sport, if someone is out, they can no longer take part either because they are unable to or because they have been defeated. 不能參賽的; 出局的[v-link ADJ]

7. ADJ In baseball, a player is out if they do not reach a base safely. When three players on a team are out in an inning, then the team is out. (棒球比賽中) 出局的

8. ADJ If you say that a proposal or suggestion is out, you mean that it is unacceptable. (提議等) 不能被接受的[v-link ADJ]

That idea is out, I'm afraid. 那個(gè)觀點(diǎn)恐怕是不能接受的。

9. ADJ If you say that a particular thing is out, you mean that it is no longer fashionable at the present time. 過時(shí)的[v-link ADJ]

Romance is making a comeback. Reality is out. 浪漫正回歸；現(xiàn)實(shí)已過時(shí)。

10. ADJ If you say that a calculation or measurement is out, you mean that it is incorrect. (計(jì)算、測(cè)量) 不準(zhǔn)確的[v-link ADJ]

When the two ends of the tunnel met in the middle they were only a few inches out. 隧道兩端在中間相接時(shí)，只有幾英寸的誤差。

11. ADJ If someone is out to do something, they intend to do it. 打算做…的[非正式] [v-link ADJ to-inf]

Most companies these days are just out to make a quick profit. 大多數(shù)公司如今只圖快速獲利。

12. ADJ If news or information about something is out, information about it has been made public. 被公開的[v-link ADJ]

The word is out that she has fled the country. 有消息說，她已經(jīng)逃離了那個(gè)國(guó)家。

ADJ

1. V-T If a group of people out a public figure or famous person, they reveal that person's homosexuality against their wishes. 揭露 (名人的同性戀身份)

The New York gay action group "Queer Nation" recently outed an American Congressman. 紐約同性戀行動(dòng)團(tuán)體“酷兒國(guó)度”最近揭露了一位美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)議員的同性戀身份。

2. outingN-UNCOUNT 揭露

The gay and lesbian rights group, Stonewall, sees outing as completely unhelpful. 男女同性戀權(quán)利團(tuán)體“石墻”認(rèn)為揭露同性戀身份是完全無用的。

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1. PHRASE If you go out of a place, you leave it. 從…離開

She let him out of the house. 她讓他離開了那座房子。

2. PHRASE If you take something out of the container or place where it has been, you remove it so that it is no longer there. 從… (拿) 出來

I always took my key out of my bag and put it in my pocket. 我總是把鑰匙從包里拿出來再放進(jìn)口袋里。

3. PHRASE If you look or shout out of a window, you look or shout away from the room where you are toward the outside. 向…外面 (看或喊)

He went on staring out of the window. 他依舊凝視著窗外。

4. PHRASE If you are out of the sun, the rain, or the wind, you are sheltered from it. 躲開 (陽光、雨、風(fēng)等)

People can keep out of the sun to avoid skin cancer. 人們可以通過躲開陽光來避免患上皮膚癌。

5. PHRASE If someone or something gets out of a situation, especially an unpleasant one, they are then no longer in it. If they keep out of it, they do not start being in it. 擺脫

In the past army troops have relied heavily on air support to get them out of trouble. 過去，陸軍部隊(duì)嚴(yán)重依賴空中支援來擺脫困境。

The economy is starting to climb out of recession. 經(jīng)濟(jì)正開始慢慢走出蕭條。

6. PHRASE You can use out of to say that someone leaves an institution. 從…離開

That is precisely what I came out of college thinking I was supposed to do. 那正是我大學(xué)畢業(yè)時(shí)認(rèn)為自己應(yīng)該做的。

7. PHRASE If you are out of range of something, you are beyond the limits of that range. 在…之外

Shaun was in the bedroom, out of earshot, watching television. 肖恩在臥室里看電視，聽不到。

8. PHRASE You use out of to say what feeling or reason causes someone to do something. For example, if you do something out of pity, you do it because you pity someone. 出于

He took up office out of a sense of duty. 他任職是出于一種責(zé)任感。

9. PHRASE If you get something such as information or work out of someone, you manage to make them give it to you, usually when they are unwilling to give it. 從…那里 (獲得信息、工作等)

"Where is she being held prisoner?" I asked. "Did you get it out of him?"

“她現(xiàn)在被囚禁在哪里？”我問道?！澳銖乃莾捍蚵牭搅藛?？”

10. PHRASE If you get pleasure or an advantage out of something, you get it as a result of being involved with that thing or making use of it. 從…中 (得到快樂、好處等)

Jenkins hasn't let the pressure take the fun out of the sport. 詹金斯沒有讓壓力奪走這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)的樂趣。

11. PHRASE If you are out of something, you no longer have any of it. 沒有

I can't find the sugar – and we're out of milk. 我找不到糖，而且我們也沒有牛奶了。

12. PHRASE If something is made out of a particular material, it consists of that material because it has been formed or constructed from it. 用 (制成)

Would you advise people to make a building out of wood or stone?

你會(huì)建議人們用木頭還是石頭造房子？

13. PHRASE You use out of to indicate what proportion of a group of things something is true of. For example, if something is true of one out of five things, it is true of one fifth of all things of that kind. 從…中 (挑出一個(gè)或一組等)

Two out of five thought the business would be sold privately on their retirement or death. 2/5的人認(rèn)為該企業(yè)會(huì)在他們退休或去世后被私下賣掉。