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| 1 | when you leave a place
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| | 1a | used for saying that someone leaves their home or place of work in order to visit someone , have a meal , buy something etc 不在家；不在工作场所 | | Dr Hammond’ s out just now, visiting a patient. 哈蒙德医生刚出去探望一个病人。 | | Why don’ t you take Dad out for a drink? 你为什么不带爸爸出去喝一杯？ | | be/get out and about (=go to other places and meet people) Try to get out and about more – make new friends. 外出走动 | |
| | 1b | leaving a room or building 离开（房间或建筑物） | | She went out, slamming the door behind her. 她走了出去，砰的一声甩上了门。 | | Frank was just coming out of the library. 弗兰克刚从图书馆出来。 | | I followed him out of the door and down the stairs. 我跟着他出门，下了楼梯。 | | ‘Get out!’ she screamed. ‘Get out of my house.’ “出去！”她尖叫道，“从我家滚出去！” | |
| | 1c | away from an area , town , or country 离开（某地、某城镇、某国） | | Follow the main road out of Newport. 沿着大路离开纽波特。 | | I’ ll be out of town for a couple of weeks. 我要出城一两个星期。 | |
| | 1d | used for saying that someone is no longer in hospital/at school etc 离开医院/学校/大学等 | | He’ s out of hospital, but he can’ t go back to work. 他出院了，但不能回去工作。 | | just/straight out of sth (=having recently left) Teachers just out of college are most influenced by fashionable theories. 刚从某处离开 | |
| | 1e | no longer in prison 出狱 | | a convicted murderer who will be out again in seven or eight years’ time 七八年后又将出狱的已被判刑的杀人犯 | |
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| 2 | when sth is removed from where it was
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| | 2a | from inside a container , hole , or space 出；向外 | | He opened the drawer and took out a large brown envelope. 他打开抽屉拿出一个棕色的大信封。 | | Take that chewing gum out of your mouth. 把口香糖从你的嘴里拿出来。 | |
| | 2b | used for saying that something is removed from a place where it was fixed （从固定处）移开 | | When I opened the book, I saw that several pages had been torn out. 我翻开书时发现有几页已经被人撕掉了。 | | I had a tooth out this morning. 今天早上我拔了一颗牙。 | | You’ ll have to take the four screws out, then you can remove the cover. 你得把这4个螺丝旋出来，然后就可以打开盖子了。 | |
| | 2c | used for stating where money is taken from （钱）出自… | | One employer had taken £60,000 out of his company’ s pension fund. 一个雇员从公司的养老基金中取走了60000英镑。 | | +of The money will all come out of my personal bank account. 这钱将全部来自我的个人银行账户。 | |
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| 3 | outside
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| | 3a | not inside a building 在建筑物外；在室外 | | Is it cold out? 外面冷吗？ | | The children are out in the garden. 孩子们在外面的花园里。 | | out there I was standing out there in the rain. 我在外头的雨中站着。 | |
| | 3b | from inside a building or vehicle towards something outside 向建筑物外；向室外；向车外 | | I stood by the window, staring out into the darkness. 我站在窗口，向外凝视着黑暗深处。 | | He stopped the car, leaned out, and called to me. 他停下车，探出身来喊我。 | |
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| 4 | far away
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| | 4a | used for saying that someone or something is in another place far away 在远方 | | Her son’ s gone out to Australia. 她儿子去了遥远的澳大利亚。 | | way out a little town way out on the prairies 在遥远的大草原上的一个小镇 | | out there I wonder if there’ s life out there on another planet somewhere. 我不知道在茫茫的宇宙中是否有另一个星球存在生命。 | |
| | 4b | used for saying how far away from a place something is 离…远 | | The East Midlands airport is just four miles out of Nottingham. 中英格兰东机场离诺丁汉仅4英里远。 | |
| | 4c | used for saying how far away from the coast a boat is （船）离岸…远 | | a yacht drifting helplessly 200 miles out in the Atlantic 在离岸200英里远的大西洋海面上无助地漂流的小游艇 | |
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| 5 | when sb/sth is got rid of
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| | 5a | used for saying that a mark is removed from the surface of something （从…表面）去掉 | | Notes in pencil had been rubbed out. 用铅笔作的笔记被擦掉了。 | | Ink stains will come out if you rub them with vinegar and salt. 用醋和盐擦拭可以将墨水的污迹去掉。 | |
| | 5b | used for saying that something that you do not want is got rid of 除掉；处理掉 | | Have you thrown out yesterday’ s paper? 你把昨天的报纸扔掉了吗？ | | We need to root out racism in the police and army. 我们必须根除警察或部队里的种族主义。 | |
| | 5c | used for saying that someone is forced to leave a group , organization , or job （逐）出；（赶）出 | | Frederick was kicked out of the army in 1998. 弗雷德里克于1998年被从军队中除名。 | | The union threw out 26 members who refused to join the strike. 工会开除了26名拒绝参加罢工的成员。 | |
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| 6 | available
used for saying that a new product , book , record etc is available for people to buy 出售；出版；问世 |
| It was back in November when the album came out. 这张专辑在11月份就问世了。 |
| In his latest book, out today, he tells of his experiences in the civil war. 在他今天出版的新书中他谈到自己在内战中的种种经历。 |
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| 7 | unconscious
used for saying that someone is unconscious or is made unconscious 昏迷 |
| Arthur had hit his head on a beam and knocked himself out. 阿瑟的头撞在一根梁上，昏了过去。 |
| I must have been out for twenty minutes before I recovered consciousness. 我恢复知觉以前肯定昏迷了有20分钟。 |
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| 8 | not fashionable
used for saying that something is no longer fashionable 过时的；不流行的；不时髦的 |
| This year pink is definitely out. 今年粉红色绝对过时了。 |
| Nylon shirts went out years ago. 尼龙衬衫好几年前就不流行了。 |
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| 9 | when there is none of sth left
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| | 9a | with none of something left 耗尽的 | | +of We’ re out of toilet paper. 我们没有卫生纸了。 | | run out of sth (=use all of something so that there is none left) a motorist who had run out of petrol 用光某物 | | I’ m running out of ideas – can you suggest anything? 我快没主意了，你能提些建议吗？ | |
| | 9b | if a supply of something runs out/sells out , there is none left 用光/卖光 | | Supplies of uranium will have run out by the end of the decade. 铀储量将在10年内消耗殆尽。 | | The first edition of the book sold out within 24 hours. 这本书的第一版在24小时内就销售一空。 | |
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| 10 | able to be seen
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| | 10a | if the sun or moon is out , it is not behind clouds （太阳或月亮）出现 | | The rain stopped and the sun came out. 雨停了，太阳出来了。 | |
| | 10b | if flowers are out , they have opened （花）盛开 | | on a spring evening when the tulips are out 在一个郁金香花盛开的春天的夜晚 | |
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| 11 | having stopped work
used for saying that workers are on strike (= have stopped work in order to protest) 在罢工中 |
| Members of the Engineering Union came out in support of the miners. 工程师工会会员举行罢工支持这些矿工。 |
| Workers at the Solihull factory are still out. 索利哈尔工厂的工人们仍在罢工。 |
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| 12 | no longer in a competition
used for saying that someone is not allowed to continue taking part in a competition or series of games, especially because they have been defeated （在竞赛或系列赛中）出局的，被淘汰的 |
| If we don’ t win this afternoon’ s match, we’ ll be out of the championships. 如果我们赢不了今天下午的比赛，我们就会被从锦标赛中淘汰出去。 |
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| 13 | not burning or not shining
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| | 13a | no longer burning （火）燃尽的，熄灭的 | | No wonder it’ s cold in here – you’ ve let the fire go out. 难怪这里这么冷，你让火给熄了。 | |
| | 13b | used for saying that lights have been switched off （灯）熄灭的 | | The children were in bed and the lights were out. 孩子们上床了，灯全灭了。 | |
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| 14 | no longer ruling a country
used for saying that a political party or leader no longer controls the government of a country （政党或领导人）下台，在野，不执政 |
| Many people voted Liberal just to keep the Tories out. 仅仅为了不让保守党掌权，许多人投了自由党的票。 |
| secret efforts to force the President out of power 迫使总统下台的秘密企图 |
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| 15 | not in the library/shop
used for saying that a book or video is not in a library or video shop because someone has borrowed it （书或录像带）（借）出，（租）出 |
| We do have the book you asked for, but it’ s out at the moment. 我们确实有你要的书，但眼下已被借出。 |
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| 16 | informal not wanted or not possible
if a particular idea , suggestion , or activity is out , it is not possible or it cannot be accepted . （想法、建议或活动）不可能的，不能接受的 |
| I’ ve hurt my back, so gardening is out as far as I’ m concerned. 我的背受了伤，所以对我来说干园艺活是不可能的。 |
| Anything that costs more than £3,000 is out. 任何超过3000英镑的东西都无法接受。 |
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| 17 | with a loud clear sound
used for saying that a sound or voice is loud and clear 大声地；出声地 |
| Church bells rang out across the land. 教堂的钟声响彻大地。 |
| Someone called out to me from an upstairs window. 有人从楼上的一个窗口朝我大声叫喊。 |
| out loud Don’ t whisper, say it out loud so we can all hear. 别那么小声。大声说出来，让我们都能听得见。 |
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| 18 | BRITISH not correct
used for saying that a number , calculation , or measurement is not correct （数字、计算或测量）错误的，不准确的 |
| The planners were out in their calculations by about two million pounds. 策划者在计算中出了错误，涉及金额约200万英镑。 |
| not far out (=almost correct) Paul reckoned we’ d need 12 gallons of paint, and he wasn’ t far out. 基本正确的 |
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| 19 | when the sea is low
if the tide is out , the sea is at a lower level （潮）退 |
| Now that the tide was out, we could walk across the sands. 现在退潮了，我们可以走过沙滩。 |
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| 20 | known to everyone
if information is out , it becomes publicly known （信息）为公众所知，显露 |
| At last her secret was out and, of course, there would be a scandal. 最终她的秘密泄露，于是一桩丑闻出现了。 |
| The exam results aren’ t out yet. 考试结果还未公布。 |
| So the news has leaked out already, has it? 这么说消息已经泄露了，是吗？ |
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| 21 | to a number of different people
used for saying that you give or send things to a number of different people （向他人）分发 |
| The money will be shared out between 22 different charities. 这些钱将分发给22个不同的慈善团体。 |
| Have you sent out the invitations yet? 你把邀请函都送出去了吗？ |
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| 22 | no longer batting
if a player or team is out during a game of cricket or baseball , they are no longer batting （板球或棒球赛中球手或球队）出局 |
| The West Indies Team were all out before lunch. 西印度群岛队队员在午饭前已全部出局。 |
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| 23 | when part of your back is in pain
used for saying that the bones in your back have moved and it is very painful （背）扭伤 |
| Dad threw his back out moving the sofa. 爸爸搬沙发时把背给扭伤了。 |
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| 24 | MAINLY AMERICAN when a machine is not working
used for saying that a machine or a piece of electrical equipment is not working （机器或电器设备）出故障的 |
| The copy machine is out again. 复印机又出故障了。 |
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| 25 | no longer in a situation
used for saying that someone is no longer in a bad situation 脱离（困境） |
| out of trouble/danger/mischief etc Parents will be relieved that their children are out of danger. 孩子们脱离危险，父母们都会感到安心了。 |
| Stacey will be allowed to go free on condition that he stays out of trouble for a year. 只要斯泰西一年之内不惹事生非就会获得释放。 |
| be out of it Everyone was fighting everyone else – I’ m glad to be out of it. 人人都在互相斗来斗去，很高兴我置身事外了。 |
| a way out (=a way of escaping from a bad situation) We are facing a major crisis and there is no easy way out. 出路 |
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| - | before the day/week/month/year etc is out mainly literary
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| before a day/week/month/year etc has ended |
| 今天/这星期/这个月/今年等结束之前 |
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| We planned to meet again before the month was out. 我们计划在月末之前再碰一次面。 |
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| - | be out to do sth/be out for sth
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| to be aiming to do something or get something |
| 力图做某事/力图获得某事物 |
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| These are dangerous men, and they are out for revenge. 这些人是危险人物，一心想报仇。 |
| The company is simply out to make larger profits. 公司只是希望获得更大的利润。 |
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| - | one out of ten/99 out of 100 etc
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| used for saying how large a part of a group or number you are talking about |
| 10个中有1个/100个中有99个等 |
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| Only one out of ten graduates goes into the teaching profession. 10个毕业生中只有1个从事教学工作。 |
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| - | out of interest/respect/pity etc
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| because of a particular feeling or attitude |
| 出于兴趣/尊敬/同情等 |
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| It was agreed that alcohol should not be served, out of respect for Muslim customs. 出于对穆斯林习俗的尊重，大家同意不供应含酒精的饮料。 |
| I went along to watch the ceremony, more out of curiosity than anything else. 我跟着去看了典礼，与其说是为别的，不如说出于好奇。 |
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| - | out of it informal
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| 1 | not conscious of what is happening , especially because you are drunk or have taken drugs （尤指因醉酒或吸毒而）神志不清的 |
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| 2 | unhappy because you cannot take part in a group or activity （因不能参加而）闷闷不乐的 | Being the only non-golfer present, I felt very much out of it. 作为在场唯一一个不会打高尔夫球的人，我感到很不自在。 | |
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| - | out of wood/metal/plastic etc
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| used for saying what kind of material was used for making something |
| 用木头/金属/塑料等（制成） |
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| a figure of a dancer carved out of black wood 用黑檀木雕刻成的舞蹈者的塑像 |
| They had constructed a simple shelter out of bamboo and palm leaves. 他们用竹子和棕榈树叶搭了个简单的遮棚。 |
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| - | out with it spoken
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| used for telling someone to say what they have been unwilling or unable to say |
| （将不愿或不能说的事）说出来；想什么说什么 |
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| Come on, what’ s the problem? Out with it! 赶快，什么事？说出来吧！ |
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