单词 | out |
释义 | out out // adjective, adverb
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
1 out (of sth) away from or not at work or home: Mrs Kanu is out of the office this week. He isn't answering the phone-he must have gone out.
2 available to buy for the first time: The latest version will be out next month. The book came out last year.
3 (especially BrE) ( on strike: The dockers stayed out for several months. How long have they been out? 4 not correct or exact; wrong: The estimate was out by more than $2 million. We were way out in our calculations. 5 (AmE) if a machine is out, it is not working 6 ( no longer fashionable: This style of jacket is out now. 7 out (of sth) used to show that sth/sb is removed from a place, job, etc: Shareholders want the board out. IDIOMS out of action not able to work or be used because of injury or damage: The photocopier is out of action today. out of line (with sb/sth) different from sth: Assets can get out of line with incomes. The fees are not out of line with the market. out of sth 1 used to show that sb does not have sth: I was out of work for six months. We're out of printer paper-I'll order some more. 2 from a particular number or set: Nine out of ten people we asked said they would buy this product. out of the box (about a system or device) not requiring much effort to prepare it for use: The mouse can be used straight out of the box. The software is a complete out-of-the-box solution for document management. JURY |
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