Learner's definition of OUT
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: in a direction away from the inside or center of something向外地 -
He went out to the garden.他出门去了花园。
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He looked out at the snow.他看着外面的雪。
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She poured the tea out.她把茶倒了出来。
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The girl stuck her tongue out.那个女孩伸出了舌头。
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His shirttail was hanging out.他的衬衣下摆吊在外面。
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He pulled out the cork (from the bottle).他把软木塞（从瓶子里）拔了出来。
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I heard a noise in the bushes and out jumped a cat!我听到树丛中有声音，接着跳出来一只猫！
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: in or to a place outside of something (such as a building, room, etc.)在外面；到外面 -
He waited out in the hall.他在外面的大厅里等候。
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I cleaned my car inside and out.我把车里里外外打扫了一遍。
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A car pulled up and two men got out.一辆车停了下来，从里面出来两个男人。
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She is out [=outside] playing with her friends.她正在外面和朋友们玩。
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She took the dog out [=outdoors] for a walk.她把狗带出去遛遛。
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He grabbed his coat and out he went.他抓起外套，出了门。
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It is raining/sunny out today.今天外面正下着雨/阳光明媚。
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a : away from home or work不在家；不在工作单位；在外 -
They went out on a date.他们出去约会了。
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We dine out once a week.我们一个星期在外面吃一次。
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We went out for/to lunch.我们出去吃午饭了。
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Are you going to ask her out? [=ask her to go on a date with you]你打算请她出来约会吗？
b : away from a place离开 -
They flew out yesterday.他们昨天坐飞机离开了。
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Did you ship out the packages yet?你有没有把包裹水运寄走？
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The house is out in the country.这所房子坐落在偏远的乡下。
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I was just on my way out [=I was just leaving] when the phone rang.我正准备离开，这时电话响了。
c : away from the shore离岸 -
The ship sailed out to sea.轮船驶离岸边，进入了大海。
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The tide is going out.潮水正在退离海岸。
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They rowed out to the ship.他们离岸划向那艘轮船。
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She swam about 100 yards out.她游出了岸边大概100码。
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used to indicate that something is not in the usual or proper place离开正常位置 -
You left out a comma here.你这里漏标了一个逗号。
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She threw out her shoulder.她的肩脱臼了。
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He knocked a tooth out.他撞掉了一颗牙。
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: from among a group of things（挑）出；（选）出；（拿）出 6
: in or into the control or possession of another person（借）出；（给）出 -
She is always willing to lend out money to friends.她总是乐于借钱给朋友们。
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The library book I want is still out. [=someone else has borrowed the library book]我想从图书馆里借的那本书仍处于外借状态。
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Please don't let my secret out. [=don't tell anyone my secret]请不要泄露我的秘密。
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They passed out free samples.他们发送了免费的样品。
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a : to a state in which something has been used or removed completely完；尽；去掉 b : to a state in which something is completed完成 8
: in the position of someone who is not involved or participating in something不相干；排除在外 -
Count me out. [=do not include me in your plans]别把我算在内。
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“Do you want to dance?” “Sorry, but I think I'd better sit this one out.”“想跳舞吗？”“抱歉，我想等这支曲子放完再跳。”
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“Do you want to go shopping?” “No, I'm out.” [=I don't want to go]“想逛街吗？”“不，不想。”
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: in the position of someone who is no longer in a political office or job在野；下台 10
: to the full or a great extent完全地；彻底地 -
He was all decked out in a new suit.他穿上一套新西服，把自己打扮一新。
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She stretched out on the couch.她手脚伸展着躺在沙发上。
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The horse was tired out.这匹马已经筋疲力尽了。
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: in a way that can be clearly heard or understood清晰地 -
He spoke out against the proposed tax.他大胆地发言反对新提议的税收。
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She read out [=aloud] the names on the list.她大声地把名单上的名字念了出来。
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He cried out in pain.他痛得直叫。
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baseball : no longer batting or on a base because of a play made by the other team出局 -
He threw/tagged the runner out.他迫使跑垒员传杀/触杀出局。
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She flied/grounded out.击出的腾空球/滚地球被对手接住，从而导致了她的出局。
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It's the bottom of the ninth inning with two men out.在第九局的后半局，有两名队员出局
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The runner/batter was (called) out.那名跑垒员/击球手出局。
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: no longer operating, burning, etc.停止运转；熄灭 -
The electricity/fire is out.停电了；火灭了。
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He landed the plane with one engine out.在一个发动机停止运转的情况下，他使飞机着陆了。
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The wind blew the candle out.风把蜡烛吹灭了。
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: trying to achieve or do something试图；力图 — see also out for blood at blood 17
: available to the public公开 18
: not possible : not to be considered不可能地；不值得考虑地 20
: in or into a state of being asleep or unconscious睡着的；无意识的 — see also out for the count at 2count 22
: having less than an earlier amount受到损失地 23
: no longer in jail or prison获释；出狱 24
: known publicly as a homosexual公开同性恋身份 25
sports : not in the area in which a game is played : out-of-bounds出界 26
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used to indicate that a radio message is complete and no reply is expected（无线电信息）结束
odd man/one out
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out and about
: going to different places四处走动
out of
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used to show the direction or movement of a person or thing from the inside to the outside of something从…出来；从…出去 -
She walked out of the room.她走出了房间。
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Take your hands out of your pockets.把你的手从口袋里拿出来。
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We've decided to move out of the country/state/city.我们已经决定离开这个国家/州/城市。
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Don't get out of your chair/seat.坐在椅子/座位上别起来。
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It's time to get out of bed.该起床了。
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They're flying out of Washington [=they're leaving Washington] this afternoon.今天下午他们将飞离华盛顿。
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used to say that a person or thing is not or no longer at a particular place不在；离开 -
She's out of [=away from] the office at the moment.她现在不在办公室。
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He just got out of the hospital.他刚刚离开医院。
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He just got out of prison/jail yesterday.他昨天刚刚出狱。
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She's fresh out of college. [=she has recently graduated from college]她刚大学毕业。
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She's been out of town for two days.她出城已经两天了。
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Let's get out of here. [=let's leave]我们走吧。
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Move! Get out of the way!让开！别挡着路！
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His case was settled out of court. [=settled without a trial or a decision by a judge]他的案子在庭外得到了和解。
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an out-of-court settlement庭外和解
— see also out of here at 1here 3
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used to say that a person or thing is not or no longer in a particular state or situation脱离；摆脱 -
They woke him up out of a deep sleep.他们把他从熟睡中叫醒。
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Try to stay out of trouble at school, okay?在学校里尽量不要惹事，好吗？
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Our favorite store's going out of business.我们最喜欢的商店就要停业了。
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We're not out of danger yet. [=we're still not safe]我们仍然没有脱离危险。
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He came out of retirement to play one more season.他退役后复出，以便再多打一个赛季。
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He got kicked out of the game for playing too rough.由于动作过于粗野，他被罚出了赛场。
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Disco dancing went out of fashion in the early 1980s.*20世纪80年代初期，迪斯科舞不再流行了。
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out of style过时的
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All of the pictures are out of focus.所有这些照片都因对焦不准而显得模糊不清。
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I think your guitar is out of tune.我觉得你的吉他走调了。
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She's out of her league. [=she can't compete well in this situation]她无法应付这种状况。
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Has anything out of the ordinary [=anything unusual] happened?有没有什么不同寻常的事发生？
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a book that is out of print = an out-of-print book [=a book that is no longer being printed]绝版的图书
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used to say that a person or thing is beyond the range or limits of something超出；在…之外 -
Try to stay out of the sun.别待在太阳底下。
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We went inside to get out of the rain.我们到里面去躲雨了。
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Keep all medicines out of (the) reach of children. [=keep medicines in a place where children cannot reach them]把所有的药都放在孩子们拿不到的地方。
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The train was soon out of sight. [=it was too far away for people to see it]很快，火车就从视野中消失了。
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You know the old saying, “out of sight, out of mind.” If you don't see it, you won't think about it.你也知道那句老话，“眼不见，心不念。”如果你没看到某个东西，就不会去想它。
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It's out of our hands now. We can't control what happens anymore.现在已经不可收拾了。我们再也无法控制事态了。
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The situation has gotten completely out of hand. = Things are out of control.局面已经完全失控了。
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used to say that a person or thing is not in the usual or expected condition不在正常状态；不在应有状态 -
If you're out of shape [=if you're not in shape], start exercising slowly.如果你身体状况欠佳，可以慢慢地开始锻炼。
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I hadn't skated in five years, and I was really out of practice.我有五年没有滑冰了，真的不熟练了。
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That big table seems out of place in their tiny kitchen.那张大桌子在他们的小厨房里显得不合适。
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used to say what something is made from由…制成 -
She wore a necklace made out of gold and diamonds.她戴着一条镶钻石的金项链。
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a boat built out of small trees and rope用小树和绳索做成的船
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Let's try to make the best out of a bad situation.让我们在不利的形势下尽力而为吧。
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used to say where a person or thing comes from来自 -
I got the idea out of [=from] the book.我的那个想法来自那本书。
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He had to pay for it out of his own pocket.他得自掏腰包付钱。
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That meeting was a complete waste of time. I got nothing out of it.那次会议完全是浪费时间。我从中没得到任何收获。
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used to say where an activity takes place发生在… 8
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used to say what causes something出于；由于 -
Most people watched the show out of curiosity. [=because they were curious]大多数人去看那场演出是出于好奇。
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Out of concern for her children, she decided to move to a safer neighborhood.出于对孩子们的担忧，她决定搬到一个安全点的街区。
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They became soldiers out of a sense of duty and honor.出于使命感和荣誉感，他们参军了。
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used to say that a person or thing no longer has something失去；没有 -
“Are we out of milk?” “Yes, I finished it this morning.”“我们的牛奶喝完了？”“是的，我今天早上喝完的。”
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The store's out of bread.这家商店的面包卖完了。
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The car's almost out of gas.这辆车快没油了。
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I'm out of breath.我喘不过气来。
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I ran out of time and didn't get to finish the test.我时间不够用，没有做完测试。
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She's been out of [=without] a job for two months now.至今她已经失业两个月了。
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used to compare a small number to a larger number in order to say how many people or things are selected, do something, etc.从…中（表比例） -
Only one out of four of our tomato plants survived.我们种的四株西红柿只有一株存活了下来。
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Nine out of 10 dentists prefer this toothpaste.*10位牙医中有9位喜欢用这种牙膏。
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The disease occurs in one out of a thousand people.一千个人中有一个人会患上这种疾病。
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Out of a group of 20 students, only 10 passed the test.一组20个学生当中，只有10个人通过了测试。
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She scored 49 out of a possible 50 points.在最高分50分的情况下，她得了49分。
out of it
informal 1
: in a state in which you are not thinking clearly不清醒的 2
: not part of an activity, group, or fashion未被邀请的；局外的；过时的
out on your ear
— see 1ear
out with it
informal
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used to tell someone to say something that they do not want to say or that they are having difficulty saying说出来（用于让某人说出不想说的或难以启齿的事） 2 out /ˈaʊt/ preposition
Learner's definition of OUT
chiefly US
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used to indicate that a person or animal is looking at something that is outside of a building, room, etc.（视线）向…外 2
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used to indicate that a person or animal is moving from the inside of a building, room, etc., to the outside（动作）从…出来，从…出去 3 out /ˈaʊt/ verb
outs; outed; outing
outs; outed; outing
Learner's definition of OUT
1 [+ object]
a : to tell people that (someone) is a homosexual公开（某人的）同性恋身份 b : to tell people that (someone) is or does a particular thing公布 2
[no object] : to become publicly known为人所共知 4 out /ˈaʊt/ noun
plural outs
plural outs
Learner's definition of OUT
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[count] baseball : the act of causing a player to be out or the situation that exists when a player has been put out出局 -
The play resulted in an out.选手出局，比赛结束。
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With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, he hit a home run to win the game.第九局的后半局，在有两名队员出局的情况下，他以一记本垒打赢得了比赛。
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[singular] : a way of avoiding an embarrassing or difficult situation借口；出路
on the outs
US, informal
: in an unfriendly or bad relationship : no longer friendly or together（与某人）关系不好，关系破裂 —
often + with