“out of +名词”类介词习语归纳

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out of +

名词”类介词习语归纳

out of action

损坏，发生故障

The storm put the telephones out of action.

暴风雨使电话发生了故障。

The engine of the car is out of action.

这辆小汽车的发动机出了故障。

out of breath

气喘吁吁，喘不过气来

Can we have a rest? I’m a bit out of breath.

我们能休息一下吗？我有点气喘不过来。

We ran so fast that we were out of breath.

我们跑得太快以致喘不过气来。

out of character

不相称；不恰当

The actor’s American accent was out of character with his role as Hamlet.

这个演员的美

国口 音不适合扮演哈姆雷特。

It is out of character for him to say thing like that.

他说那样的话是不恰当的。

out of condition

身体不好，情况欠佳

I’ve had no exercise for ages; I’m really out of condition.

我已多时没运动了，

况欠佳。

I can’t go climbing this summer; I’m out of condition.

今年夏天我不能登山了——我健

康状况 不佳。

out of control

失去控制

The car went out of control and ran into a wall.

汽车失控撞在一堵墙上。

The demonstration got out of control and fighting broke out.

示威失去控制，继而发生殴

斗。

out of danger

脱离险境

He is now out of danger.

他现已脱离危险。

They’re still following us; we’re not out of danger yet.

他们仍然跟着，我们还没脱险。

out of date

过时，已经不能用

Will denim jeans ever go out of date?

粗布牛仔裤会过时吗？

I must renew my passport. It’s out of date.

我要更换护照，这一本已经过期啦。

out of debt

还清负债，没欠债

I wish I could get out of debt.

我希望能还清借款。

Out of debt, out of danger.

无债一身轻。

out of doors

在户外

They work out of doors.

他们在户外干活。

We often have our food out of doors in summer.

我们夏天经常在室外吃饭。

out of fashion

不合时尚，不时兴的

Long hair is now out of fashion.

长头发现在已不时兴了。

That style of dress is out of fashion.

那种服装式样已经不流行。

out of favour

失宠；不受欢迎

Sir Walter is out of favour with the king.

沃尔特爵士已失宠于国王。

He felt out of favor in Vienna and went to London.

他在维也纳不受欢迎，就去了伦敦。

out of focus

不在焦点上，模糊，不清楚

This photo is out of focus.

这张照片不清楚。

【注】该短语的反义短语是

in focus

（清楚）

。如：

This photo of John isn’t in focus.

约翰的这张照片不清晰。

out of hand

失去控制；脱手

His wrath got out of hand.

他怒不可遏。

These boys have got quite out of hand.

这些男孩已完全不受管束了。

out of hearing

在听不见的地方，离得远而听不见

Now they are out of hearing.

现在他们离得很远，听不见了。

out of humo(u)r

情绪不好，不高兴

He was a little out of humor.

他情绪不大好。

What has put her out of humour today?

今天什么事使她不高兴？

out of joint

脱臼；混乱，紊乱

She fell and put her knee out of joint.

她摔得膝关节脱臼了。

The delays put the whole schedule out of joint.

一再的拖延打乱了全部安排。

out of line

不成一直线；不一致，出格

One of the soldiers is out of line.

有一名士兵没站齐。

His ideas are out of line with reality.

他的想法与实际不相符。

Please excuse me if I’m out of line.

如有失礼之处

,

请多包涵。

out of love

出于爱；不喜欢

He did so out of love.

他这样做是出于爱。

I’m out of love with meat at present.

我现在不喜欢吃肉。

out of luck

运气不好；不凑巧