单词 | out of |
释义 | out of I. 1. a. — used as a function word to indicate direction or movement from an enclosed space to the outside < fell out of the crib > < took his hands out of his pockets > < hit the ball out of the park > < stomped up the aisle and out of the church — James Thurber > b. — used as a function word to indicate removal or situation outside the bounds of a group, association, belief, or condition < voted him out of the club > < married out of his faith > < born out of wedlock > < out of the ordinary > 2. a. — used as a function word to indicate a change in quality, state, or form < the patient is out of danger > < translated the play out of Latin into English > < woke up out of a deep sleep > b. — used as a function word to indicate a quality or state that is not normal, usual, or correct < the trees grew thicker and lower here … and many of them were out of the vertical — C.S.Forester > < his prices are out of line > < the microscope is out of focus > < made some remarks that were out of line > c. — used as a function word to indicate a position or state away from what is familiar or expected < out of his depth > < out of his sphere > < out of his class > 3. a. — used as a function word to indicate direction, motion, or distance from a point regarded as a center or starting point < he has gone out of town for two days > < they were ten miles out of port before they found the stowaway > < the salesmen operate out of New York > b. — used as a function word usually with a specified number to indicate distance from a place or limit < a suburb two miles out of town > < thousands of miles out of the earth's gravitational field > c. — used as a function word to indicate removal or situation away from the effective action of some faculty or agency < the ships fled out of range > < he was soon out of sight > < out of hearing > < out of control > 4. a. — used as a function word to indicate origin or birth < many capable performers have been out of mares with below average records — F.A.Wrensch > < a farm boy out of the Middle West > b. — used as a function word to indicate basis or source < a farmer who had done well out of strawberries — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude > < has made a fortune out of steel > < growth must be financed out of saving — W.M.Martin b.1906 > c. — used as a function word to indicate cause or motive < acted out of reverence rather than out of sensibility — R.M.Weaver > < obeys him out of fear > < the inflation arose out of many different factors > 5. a. — used as a function word to indicate exclusion from or deprivation of an office or position < was forced out of his chairmanship > < turned out of his post > b. — used as a function word to indicate the fact or condition of being without something usually or formerly possessed < the store was out of sugar > < he was all out of breath when he ran up > < the car is out of gas > 6. — used as a function word to indicate choice or selection from among a group < we must select one policy out of the many open to us > < only one out of three plants survived the frost > • - out of it II. • - out of it |
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