| 单词 | out of the loop |
| 释义 | > as lemmasout of the loop b. out of the loop, not privy to information; excluded; not part of a process. Originally and chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [adjective] > lacking information none the wiserc1175 unformedc1540 untold1590 uninformed1597 unascertained1628 unnewseda1644 a stranger to1694 unapprised1728 tidingless1822 unenlightened1829 out of the loop1976 1976 Aviation Week 12 Apr. 63/2 Automation technology can lead to complacency when it takes the controller ‘out of the loop’ by reducing the need for his interaction with a flightcrew and deemphasizing the cooperative aspects of the air traffic system. 1987 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. 19 Dec. a16/1 Bush tries to portray himself as the indispensable right-hand man in his boss' successful enterprises, but..out of the loop in Reagan's most deplorable foreign policy debacle. 1989 T. Clancy Clear & Present Danger xi. 217 Moore almost replied that Admiral Greer was out of the loop because of his physical condition. 1990 Sunday Tel. 9 Sept. 21/7 There was a rumour that Secretary of State Baker was ‘out of the loop’—that for some unspecified reason he had lost the President's confidence and was not being fully consulted. 1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) May 82/3 Clifford eventually accused Chellino of keeping a new, Clifford-picked agent out of the loop. < as lemmas |
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