释义 |
Examples:no room advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma—not daring (out of shame)—fig. keep out of trouble—bring order out of chaos—lit. jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell—go out (of fire, lamp, stove, cigarette etc)—be zealous in helping others out of a predicament—fig. develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc)—go out of bounds (sport)—unable put sth objectionable out of one's mind—Thank you for having gone out of your way help me.—tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force—clock in or out (of a job etc)—Turtwig, Japanese comic character, turtle with seedling growing out of its head—distant and out of sight—fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)—lean out (of a window, door etc)—sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation—"I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt)—rectangular frame used view a scene (made out of cardboard etc, or formed by the thumbs and forefingers)—half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)—be out of office (government)—break a prisoner out of jail—force (a concession out of sb)—be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)—settle (a dispute out of court)—tip sth. out (of a container)—unable sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) [idiom.]—lit. pull chestnuts out of the fire [idiom.]—use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)—adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)—rendering (visual representation of how things will turn out)—get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task)—the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation—man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife— |