out (of sth)away from or not at work or home 不在工作地点;外出;不在家◆Mrs Kanu is out of the office this week. 卡努夫人本周不在办公室。◆He isn't answering the phone—he must have gone out. 他不接电话 ── 他一定出去了。
available to buy for the first time 面市◆The latest version will be out next month. 最新的版本将於下月面市。
() () on strike 罢工◆The dockers stayed out for several months. 码头工人罢工了数月。
not correct or exact; wrong 错误;不准确◆The estimate was out by more than $2 million. 这个估计差了 200 多万元。
() if a machine is out, it is not working (机器)不运转
() no longer fashionable 过时◆This style of jacket is out now. 这种上衣的款式现在已过时。
out (of sth)used to show that sth/sb is removed from a place, job, etc 除掉;清除◆Shareholders want the board out. 股东们希望董事会下台。
●out of ˈline (with sb/sth)different from sth 不一致;不符◆Assets can get out of line with incomes. 资产可能与收入不符。◆The fees are not out of line with the market. 这些费用符合市场情况。●out of sth
used to show that sb does not have sth 没有;缺少◆I was out of work for six months. 我失业六个月了。◆We're out of printer paper—I'll order some more. 我们没有打印纸了 ── 我要再订一些。
from a particular number or set 从(某个群体)中◆Nine out of ten people we asked said they would buy this product. 我们询问的十个人当中,有九人表示他们会买这种产品。
●ˌout of the ˈbox(about a system or device) not requiring much effort to prepare it for use (系统或设备)开箱即用◆The mouse can be used straight out of the box. 鼠标可以直接使用。◆The software is a complete out-of-the-box solution for document management. 这套软件是用於文档管理的开箱即用完整解决方案。➡ idiom at jury clean-out earn-out face out first in, first out fold-out last in, first out mail-out opt-out roll-out sell-out shake-out share-out spin-out stock-out