单词 | be out of the question |
释义 | be out of the questionbe out of the question IMPOSSIBLEif something is out of the question, it is definitely not possible or not allowed 不可能;不允许 You can’t go in that old shirt – it’s out of the question. 你不能穿着那件旧衬衫去——这绝对不行。 Examples from the Corpus be out of the question• The captain said that it was out of the question.• It was out of the question to put on an exhaustive exhibition, because it would have been too voluminous.• Either way, it looks as though 103 Dalmatians may now be out of the question.• Some of these families are so poor that Christmas presents are out of the question.• I guess a game of Scrabble is out of the question. 8: 55.• That is out of the question.• Investors and analysts took that to mean a rate cut before mid-year is out of the question.• Defending yourself was out of the question. → be out of the question at question1(6) |
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