out1 /aʊt/ ●●● S1 W1 adverbadv → closeout1 from inside 從裏面出來IN/INSIDE from inside an object, container, building, or place 〔從裏面〕往外,向外,出來 OPP inShe opened her suitcase and took out a pair of shoes. 她打開手提箱,拿出一雙鞋。
Lock the door on your way out. 你出去時把門鎖上。
Charlotte went to the window and looked out. 夏洛特走到窗前往外看。
Out you go (=used to order someone to leave a room)! 你給我出去!
out ofThe keys must have fallen out of my pocket. 鑰匙一定是從我口袋裏掉出去的。
Someone had torn several pages out of her diary. 有人從她的日記本上撕去了幾頁。
I don’t think I’d have the courage to jump out of a plane. 我想我是沒有勇氣從飛機裏往外跳的。
All the roads out of the city were snowbound. 出城的所有道路都被大雪封住了。
out came/jumped etcThe egg cracked open and out came a baby chick. 蛋殼裂開了,出來一只小雞。
2 outside 外面OUT/OUTSIDE not inside a building 在室外 SYN outsideMany of the homeless have been sleeping out for years. 許多無家可歸者常年露宿街頭。
Children were out playing in the snow. 孩子們在外面雪中玩耍。
Brrr, it’s cold out there. 呵,外面好冷啊。
► see thesaurus at outside 3 not at home 不在家HERE a) away from your home, office etc, especially for a short time 〔尤指短時間〕外出 OPP inDid anyone call while I was out? 我不在時有人來過電話嗎?
My parents are both out at the moment. 這會兒我父母都出去了。
He went out at 11 o'clock. 他11點出去的。
b) DLOHOMEto or in a place that is not your home, in order to enjoy yourself 到外面,在外面〔享樂〕You should get out and meet people. 你應該出去認識些人。
Let’s eat out tonight (=eat in a restaurant). 今晚我們出去吃吧。
At first he was too shy to ask her out. 起先他很害羞,不敢約她出去。
be/get out and about (=go to places where you can meet people) 到處去(交友)Most teenagers would rather be out and about with their friends. 大多數青少年都甯願和朋友們出去玩。
4 FARdistant place 遙遠的地方 a) in or to a place that is far away or difficult to get to 在[到]很遠的地方去;在[去]很難到達的地方He went out to New Zealand. 他遠赴新西蘭。
They’ve rented a farmhouse right out in the country. 他們在偏僻的鄉下租了一間農舍。
b) used to say how far away something is …遠的地方The Astra Satellite is travelling some 23,000 miles out in space. 阿斯特拉衛星在2.3萬英裏以外的太空中運行。
out ofa little village about five miles out of Birmingham 離伯明翰大約五英裏遠的一座小村莊
5 XXgiven to many people 分發給許多人 used to say that something is given to many people 〔分發〕出去The examination will start when all the question papers have been handed out. 試卷全發完後考試就開始。
Have you sent out the invitations yet? 你把請柬發出去了嗎?
6 get rid of STH 除去某物GET RID OF used to say that someone gets rid of something or makes it disappear 去除,除去Have you thrown out yesterday’s paper? 你把昨天的報紙丢掉了嗎?
Mother used washing soda to get the stains out. 媽媽用洗滌堿除去污迹。
7 STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGnot burning/shining 不燃燒/不發光 a fire or light that is out is no longer burning or shining 〔火或燈〕熄滅的,關掉的Turn the lights out when you go to bed. 你上床前把燈關掉。
The firefighters arrived, and within minutes the fire was out. 消防員趕到,幾分鐘後火就被撲滅了。
8 sun/moon etc 太陽/月亮等 if the sun, moon, or stars are out, they have appeared in the sky 〔太陽、月亮或星星〕出來When the sun came out, a rainbow formed in the sky. 太陽出來時,天空中出現了一道彩虹。
9 flowers 花 if the flowers on a plant are out, they have opened 開放It’s still February and already the primroses are out. 才2月份,報春花就已經開放了。
10 COMPLETELYcompletely/carefully 徹底地/仔細地 used to say that something is done carefully or completely 仔細地;徹底地I spent all morning cleaning out the kitchen cupboards. 我花了一個早上清理廚房裏的櫥櫃。
In the summer months the soil dries out quickly. 夏天的時候土壤幹得很快。
11 INCLUDEnot included 不包括在内 not included in a team, group, competition etc 不包括在内The Welsh team was surprisingly knocked out in the semi-finals. 威爾士隊出人意料地在半決賽中被淘汰。
out ofDaniels will be out of the team until he recovers from his injury. 丹尼爾斯要到養好傷以後才能歸隊。
12 COME FROM/ORIGINATEcome from STH 來自某物 used to say where something comes from or is taken from 來自,源自out ofA lot of good music came out of the hippy culture in the 1960s. 許多優秀音樂來源於20世紀60年代的嬉皮士文化。
The money is automatically taken out of your bank account every month. 這錢每月自動從你的銀行賬戶裏轉出。
13 STICK OUTaway from the edge of STH 離開某物的邊緣 away from the main part or edge of something 離開〔主體或邊緣〕I swam out into the middle of the lake. 我遊到湖中央。
A long peninsula juts out into the sea. 一座長長的半島伸入海中。
out ofShe stuck her head out of the window to see what was happening. 她把頭探出窗外看看發生了什麽事。
14 not working 不運轉 especially American EnglishAmEBROKEN if a machine, piece of equipment etc is out, it is not working 〔機器、設備等〕出了毛病的,發生故障的I don’t believe it – the elevator’s out again! 我簡直無法相信,電梯又壞了!
→ be out of order at order1(8) 15 product 産品BBTAVAILABLE used to say that a product is available to be bought 上市,有售Is the new Harry Potter book out yet? 新一部《哈利•波特》出版了嗎?
Sony have brought out a new portable music system. 索尼公司推出了一款新式的便攜式音響系統。
16 XXnot in a situation 不在某一狀態 no longer in a particular state or situation 脫離〔某種狀態〕out ofShe’s not completely cured, but at least she’s out of danger. 她尚未痊愈,但至少已經脫離了危險。
This whole situation is getting out of control. 整個形勢正在失控。
How long have you been out of work now? 你現在已經失業多久了?
Karen waved until the car was out of sight (=too far away to be seen). 卡倫揮着手,直到汽車再也看不見了。
17 FREE/NOT IN PRISONhaving left an institution 離開某個機構 a) having left the institution where you were 離開〔某個機構〕out ofa kid just out of college 一個剛剛大學畢業的年輕人
His wife isn’t out of hospital yet. 他的妻子還未出院。
b) no longer in prison 出獄Once he was out, he returned to a life of crime. 他一出獄就再次走上了犯罪道路。
18 not fashionable 不時髦DCFASHIONABLE no longer fashionable 不再時髦 OPP inYou can’t wear that – maxi skirts have been out for years. 你不能穿那個,長裙早就過時了。
19 not secret 不再保密SECRET no longer a secret 〔秘密〕公開地,暴露地,洩露地Her secret was out. 她的秘密已經公開了。
The word’s out that Mel Gibson is in town. 有消息透露說梅爾•吉布森在城裏。
Eventually the truth came out. 真相終於大白。
20 read/shout etc something out (loud) SAYto say something in a voice that is loud enough for others to hear (大聲)念出/叫出等某物Someone called out my name. 有人大聲喊我的名字。
We all listened as he read the statement out loud. 他大聲宣讀聲明的時候我們都聽着。
read/shout etc something out (loud)• She brings her notes about it to the meeting and reads them out.• North read it out at his trial four years later as evidence of approval, but it was all delightfully vague.• He shouts her out into the street for a harlot.• Laura listened attentively while Yoyo read the speech out loud, and in the end, her eyes were glistening too.• He read it out loud to his colleagues, quite sarcastically, expecting them to agree that it was ridiculous.• Everything I had read before turned out to be outdated.• He comes up to my room in the evenings so that I can read them out to him.• We can read the books children are reading, find out what happens in class, ask what the guidance counselor said. 21 unconscious 失去知覺UNCONSCIOUS not conscious 昏迷,失去知覺She fainted – she was out for about ten minutes. 她暈倒了,昏迷了大約十分鐘。
How hard did you hit him? He’s out cold. 你把他打得有多重?他完全昏迷了。
22 NOT HAVEnone left 一點不剩 used to say that there is none of something left because you have used it all, sold it all etc 一點不剩The album was sold out within minutes. 這張專輯沒幾分鐘就賣完了。
out ofWe’re out of milk. 我們沒牛奶了。
They’ve run out of ideas. 他們想不出主意了。
23 before the day/year etc is out FINISH/COME TO AN ENDbefore the day, year etc has ended 在一天/一年等過去之前Don’t cry, I’ll be back before the week’s out. 别哭,我不出一周就回來了。
before the day/year etc is out• He might supplant Jones before the year is out.• There will be many more surprises before the year is out.• Voice over Meanwhile up to 1,000 more break-ins are expected in Gloucestershire before the year is out. 24 not correct 不正確WRONG/INCORRECT if a measurement, result etc is out, it is wrong because the numbers have not been calculated correctly 錯誤的,不正確的He was out in his calculations, so there was a lot of carpet left over. 他算錯了,所以地毯還剩下很多。
The bill was out by over £10. 賬單算錯了十多英鎊。
Their forecast was way out. 他們的預測完全不準。
→ not far off/out/wrong at far1(2) 25 be out for something/be out to do something informalINTEND to have a particular intention 試圖得到某物/力圖做某事Andrew’s just out for a good time. 安德魯很想痛快地玩一玩。
I was convinced he was out to cheat me. 我確信他想欺騙我。
26 PGnot in power 不當政 used to say that someone, especially a political party, no longer has power or authority 〔尤指政黨〕在野,下台 OPP inIt’s time we voted the Republicans out. 該是我們把共和黨選下台的時候了。
out ofThe party has been out of office for a long time. 該政黨已經在野很久了。
27 on strike 在罷工 British EnglishBrEBEL used to say that someone has stopped working as a way of protesting about something 罷工The railway workers have come out in sympathy with the miners. 鐵路工人也起來罷工支持礦工。
28. homosexual 同性戀的SYHOMOSEXUAL if a homosexual is out, they have told people that they are homosexual 公開承認自己是同性戀者 29 IMPOSSIBLEnot possible 不可能的 spoken if a particular suggestion or activity is out, it is not possible 〔建議或活動〕不可能,不行We don’t have enough money to rent a car, so that’s out. 我們沒有足夠的錢租車,所以那樣不行。
30 sea 海DN when the tide is out, the sea by the shore is at its lowest level 〔潮汐〕在最低水位;落[退]潮 OPP inYou can walk across the sands when the tide is out. 退潮後你可以從沙灘上走過去。
31 sport 體育運動 a) DSa player or team that is out in a game such as cricket or baseball is no longer allowed to bat 〔板球或棒球比賽中選手或球隊〕出局Sussex were all out for 365. 薩塞克斯隊得了365分後便全部出局了。
b) DSa ball that is out in a game such as tennis or basketball is not in the area of play 〔網球或籃球運動等的球〕出界 OPP in 32 out with it! SAY spoken used to tell someone to say something which they have been unwilling to say or have difficulty saying 說出來!〔要某人說出難以啓齒的事〕OK, out with it! What really happened? 好啦,說呀!到底出了什麽事?
out with it!• OK, out with it! What really happened? 33 BECAUSEreason 原因 because of a particular feeling that you have 由於,因爲out ofThey obeyed him out of fear rather than respect. 他們服從他是出於畏懼而不是尊敬。
Just out of curiosity, why did you take that job? 只是因爲好奇問一問,你爲什麽接受那份工作?
34 CONSIST OF/BE MADE OFmade of STH 用某物做成 used to say what substance or materials a particular thing is made of 由…制成,用…做成out ofa tombstone carved out of black marble 用黑色大理石雕刻成的墓碑
toy boats made out of old tin cans 用舊錫罐做的玩具小船
35 XXhow many of a group 一組中的多少 used to say how common something is, or how large a part of a group you are talking about …中的幾個nine out of ten/three out of four etcNine out of ten students pass the test first time. 這門考試十個學生中有九個第一次就通過了。
Apparently they’ve lost three games out of seven already. 看來他們已經輸了七場比賽中的三場。
36 out of it informal a) DIFFERENTslightly unhappy because you feel different from the rest of a group of people and cannot share their fun, conversation etc 〔因爲和周圍的人格格不入而覺得〕不自在,不是滋味I felt a bit out of it because I was the only one who couldn’t speak French. 我感到有點不自在,因爲我是唯一不會說法語的人。
b) DFDDRUNKunable to think clearly because you are tired or drunk, or have taken drugs 〔因疲憊、酒醉或吸毒而〕神志不清,昏昏沉沉You were really out of it last night. What were you drinking? 你昨晚腦子很不清醒。你喝了什麽?
out of it• And made a, a jelly out of it.• And what do they get out of it?• Because you can talk yourself right out of it.• His teammates helped talk him out of it.• I couldn't get out of it.• I never could squeeze any of my own life either into it or out of it.• Some one gets a good idea, and no one wants to be left out of it.• The Spartans were out of it by halftime, with the Bulldogs ahead, 30-6. 37 out there a) in a place that could be anywhere except here 不知在什麽地方My real father is out there and one day I plan to find him. 我的生父就在某個地方,我打算哪天去找他。
b) where someone or something can be noticed by many people 在那裏〔在大家都會注意到的地方〕Jerry Lewis is out there all the time raising money for disabled kids. 傑裏•劉易斯總是在那裏爲殘疾孩子募捐。
c) informal an idea, work of art etc that is out there is so unusual that it might seem silly or extreme 〔想法、藝術作品等〕古怪的,出格的He’s brilliant, but some of his ideas are really out there. 他很聰明,但有些想法真的很出格。
out there• However, beyond the big names there are some excellent specialists out there.• I was going to lock the up right out there.• It has taken her a long time to learn the plays, and she still looks uncomfortable out there.• Jerry Lewis is out there all the time raising money for disabled kids.• My real father is out there and one day I plan to find him.• I went out there and ran on their terms.• Puchur glove out there and thank Master Dureaux fer his guts.• All the land out there had been under water once.• The reason those phones are out there is to benefit people.• Sheila's ideas can be way out there sometimes.• It will continue to be out there, too. 38 out front especially American EnglishAmE a) in front of something, especially a building, where everyone can see you 前面〔人人都能看到的地方,尤指大樓前面〕There’s a blue car out front. 前面有一輛藍色的汽車。
b) taking a leading position 帶頭,承擔領導責任As a civil rights leader, he was always out front. 作爲一位民權領袖,他一直承擔着領導責任。
c) informal very honest and direct 坦誠的,直率的Molly is very out front in talking about her mistakes. 莫莉講到自己的錯誤時非常坦率。
out front• That the police chief was parked out front?• There was some kind of commotion out front.• I left the car out front and climbed the wide marble steps to the entrance hall.• I stayed out front hoping to get another look at the girl if she came out.• Her flowers out front may have changed but little else has, it would appear.• But then that funny copper, Malpass, had known I'd been out front on Sunday.• Should they stop because the people out front were drowning everything coming from the stage?
→ out of your mind at mind1(24), → out of the blue at blue2(4), → out of luck at luck1(10), → out of this world at world1(15), → be out of the question at question1(9), → out front at front1(8), → out back at back2(2), → out of sorts at sort1(10)