out of joint

a) HBHif a bone in your body is out of joint, it has been pushed out of its correct position 〔骨头〕脱臼，脱位

b) EFFECTIVEif a system, group etc is out of joint, it is not working properly 〔系统、组织等〕混乱，不正常

Something is out of joint in our society.

我们的社会有些方面不正常。

→ put somebody’s nose out of joint at nose1(15)

Examples from the Corpus

out of joint• The climate seems out of joint.

→ out of joint at joint2(1)

单词	out of joint
释义	out of joint out of joint a) HBHif a bone in your body is out of joint, it has been pushed out of its correct position 〔骨头〕脱臼，脱位 b) EFFECTIVEif a system, group etc is out of joint, it is not working properly 〔系统、组织等〕混乱，不正常 Something is out of joint in our society. 我们的社会有些方面不正常。 → put somebody’s nose out of joint at nose1(15) Examples from the Corpus out of joint• The climate seems out of joint. → out of joint at joint2(1)
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