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out ABSENTaJtadj [after v; not gradable]absent for a short time from the place where you live or work不在, 暂时离开I came round to see you this morning, but you were out.今天早上我来拜访你，但是你不在。My colleague is out until lunchtime -- can I take a message?我的同事到吃午饭时才回来----我能留个信吗?Someone phoned for you while you were out.你出去的时候，有人打电话给你。Out is also used to show that someone is away from the main office of the company or organization they work for to do a particular job.不在原本的岗位上The thieves were spotted by a postman out on his rounds (= as he was delivering the post).一个正在发送邮件的邮递员发现了小偷。The police were out in force (= There were a lot of police) at the football match.大批警察在足球赛上执勤。In a LIBRARY (= a place from which books can be borrowed), if a book is out, it has been borrowed by someone.（书）被借走了I tried to find a copy of Wuthering Heights in the college library, but both copies were out.我在大学图书馆里找《呼啸山庄》，但是两本藏书都被借走了。
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