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🔑 out BrE /aʊt / NAmE /aʊt / adverb preposition HELP For the special uses of out in phrasal verbs , look at the entries for the verbs . For example burst out is in the phrasal verb section at burst . * out 在短语动词中的特殊用法见有关动词词条。如 burst out 在词条 burst 的短语动词部分。 🔑 ~ (of sth )away from the inside of a place or thing ◆ She ran out into the corridor . ◆ She shook the bag and some coins fell out . ◆ I got out of bed . ◆ He opened the box and out jumped a frog . ◆ Out you go !(= used to order sb to leave a room ◆ (informal He ran out the door . 🔑 ~ (of sth )of people 人 away from or not at home or their place of work ◆ I called Liz but she was out . ◆ Let's go out this evening (= for example to a restaurant or club . ◆ We haven't had a night out for weeks . ◆ Mr Green is out of town this week . 🔑 ~ (of sth )away from the edge of a place ◆ The boy dashed out into the road . ◆ Don't lean out of the window . 🔑 ~ (of sth )a long or a particular distance away from a place or from land ◆ She's working out in Australia . ◆ He lives right out in the country . ◆ The boats are all out at sea . ◆ The ship sank ten miles out of Stockholm . 🔑 ~ (of sth )used to show that sth /sb is removed from a place , job , etc . ◆ This detergent is good for getting stains out . ◆ We want this government out . ◆ He got thrown out of the restaurant . 🔑 ~ of sth /sb used to show that sth comes from or is obtained from sth /sb ◆ He drank his beer out of the bottle . ◆ a statue made out of bronze ◆ a romance straight out of a fairy tale ◆ I paid for the damage out of my savings . ◆ We'll get the truth out of her . 🔑 ~ of sth used to show that sb /sth does not have any of sth ◆ We're out of milk . ◆ He's been out of work for six months . ◆ You're out of luck —she left ten minutes ago . 🔑 ~ of sth used to show that sb /sth is not or no longer in a particular state or condition ◆ Try and stay out of trouble . ◆ I watched the car until it was out of sight . 🔑 ~ (of sth )used to show that sb is no longer involved in sth ◆ It was an awful job and I'm glad to be out of it . ◆ He gets out of the army in a few weeks . ◆ They'll be out (= of prison on bail in no time . ◆ Brown goes on to the semi -finals but Lee is out . ~ of sth used to show the reason why sth is done ◆ I asked out of curiosity . ◆ She did it out of spite . 🔑 ~ of sth from a particular number or set ◆ You scored six out of ten . ◆ Two out of three people think the President should resign . 🔑 (of a book , etc . 书籍等 not in the library ; borrowed by sb else ◆ The book you wanted is out on loan . 🔑 (of the tide 海潮 at or towards its lowest point on land ◆ I like walking on the wet sand when the tide is out . 🔑 if the sun , moon or stars are or come out , they can be seen from the earth and are not hidden by clouds (of flowers 花朵 fully open ◆ There should be some snowdrops out by now . 🔑 available to everyone ; known to everyone ◆ When does her new book come out ? ◆ Word always gets out (= people find out about things no matter how careful you are . ◆ Out with it (= say what you know 🔑 clearly and loudly so that people can hear ◆ to call /cry /shout out ◆ Read it out loud . ◆ Nobody spoke out in his defence . (informal having told other people that you are homosexual ◆ I had been out since I was 17 . in cricket baseball etc . 板球、棒球等 if a team or team member is out , it is no longer their turn with the bat ◆ The West Indies were all out for 364 (= after scoring 364 runs in cricket . in tennis etc . 网球等 if the ball is out , it landed outside the line ◆ The umpire said the ball was out . 🔑 ~ (in sth )not correct or exact ; wrong ◆ I was slightly out in my calculations . ◆ Your guess was a long way out (= completely wrong . ◆ The estimate was out by more than $100 . not possible or not allowed ◆ Swimming is out until the weather gets warmer . not fashionable ◆ Black is out this year . 🔑 (of fire , lights or burning materials 火、灯光、燃烧物等 not or no longer burning or lit ◆ Suddenly all the lights went out . ◆ The fire had burnt itself out . at an end ◆ It was summer and school was out . ◆ She was to regret her words before the day was out . unconscious ◆ He was out for more than an hour and came round in the hospital . ◆ She was knocked out cold . (BrE informal on strike to the end ; completely ◆ Hear me out before you say anything . ◆ We left them to fight it out (= settle a disagreement by fighting or arguing . ➡ see also all-out ● be out for sth /to do sth to be trying to get or do sth ◆ I'm not out for revenge . ◆ She's out for what she can get (= trying to get something for herself . ◆ The company is out to capture the Canadian market . ● ˌout and aˈbout able to go outside again after an illness travelling around a place ◆ We've been out and about talking to people all over the country . ● ˈout of here (informal going or leaving ◆ As soon as I get my money I'm out of here ! ● ˈout of it (informal sad because you are not included in sth ◆ We've only just moved here so we feel a little out of it . not aware of what is happening , usually because of drinking too much alcohol , or taking drugs 🔑 out BrE /aʊt / NAmE /aʊt / noun [ sing. ] a way of avoiding having to do sth ◆ She was desperately looking for an out . ● ˌin and ˈout (of sth )going regularly to a place ◆ He was in and out of jail for most of his life . 🔑 out BrE /aʊt / NAmE /aʊt / adjective (informal having told other people that you are homosexual ◆ an out gay man 🔑 out BrE /aʊt / NAmE /aʊt / verb present simple - I / you / we / they out BrE /aʊt / NAmE /aʊt / present simple - he / she / it outs BrE /aʊts / NAmE /aʊts / past simple outed BrE /ˈaʊtɪd / NAmE /ˈaʊtɪd / past participle outed BrE /ˈaʊtɪd / NAmE /ˈaʊtɪd / -ing form outing BrE /ˈaʊtɪŋ / NAmE /ˈaʊtɪŋ / ~ sb to say publicly that sb is homosexual especially when they would prefer to keep the fact a secret ◆ He is the latest politician to be outed by gay activists . ~ sb /sth (as sth )to say sth publicly about sb /sth that they would prefer to keep secret ◆ The man who claimed to have found the diaries has been outed as a fraud .
