释义 |
Examples:out (i.e. man out in baseball)—cry out in alarm or surprise—when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time—time-out (e.g. in sports)—take in and send out (in large quantities)—the whole nest came out (idiom); turn out in full strength—knock out (in a competition)—a turn-out in full force (of a gang of villains)—young people decked out in gorgeous clothes [idiom.]—help each other out in hard times [idiom.]—turn out in force ready to attack [idiom.]—in one ear and out the other—push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate—knock out (i.e. to beat in a knock-out tournament)—small capital, huge profit (idiom); put in a little and get a lot out—lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value—pick out the bones in a fish—eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness—clear out the old, bring in the new—carry out or succeed in a scheme—(old) instrument even out the grain in a measuring vessel—"I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt)—serve as a background in order to bring out the subject with greater brilliance—out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits—scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic—refrain from going extremes in meting out punishment—one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military)—worn out in body and soul [idiom.]— |