| 单词 | out of practice |
| 释义 | > as lemmasout of practice P5. out of practice: without proficiency in a skill, through not recently having exercised it; cf. Phrases 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > unpreparedness > unprepared [phrase] > out of practice out of practice1782 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > unaccustomed to [phrase] > out of practice one's hand is out1598 out of ure1625 out of practice1782 1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. vi. ix. 330 If it were not for a postilion and his daughter, he would be quite out of practice in scolding and swearing. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxix. 310 ‘I—I—am rather out of practice.’ ‘Oh, do skait, Mr. Winkle,’ said Arabella. 1891 Dict. National Biogr. XXVII. 178/2 Whenever Holloway found himself out of practice in writing Latin, he used to read..Erasmus. 1937 W. H. Saumarez Smith Let. 10 July in Young Man's Country (1977) ii. 79 I last played [squash] at Buxa, so I was out of training and out of practice. a1953 E. O'Neill Long Day's Journey (1956) iv. 151 I play so badly now. I'm all out of practice. 1992 P. David Imzadi xxxii. 248 He was out of practice, years out of practice. He'd been caught completely flat-footed. < as lemmas |
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