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out

UK //aʊt//US //aʊt//

词源

源自古英语 'ūt',与德语 'aus' 和荷兰语 'uit' 同源,意为'向外'或'离开'。

adverb

❶ 表示从内部移动到外部,或指不在某个地方或状态中。常用于描述离开、不在或公开的状态。

“She went out of the room.”

(她走出了房间。)

“The sun is out today.”

(今天太阳出来了。)

同义词:outside, away, absent

adjective

❶ 指不在通常的位置或状态,或指公开或已知的。

“The manager is out today.”

(经理今天不在。)

“The truth is out now.”

(真相现在已经公开了。)

同义词:absent, unavailable, known

verb

❶ 指公开或揭露某事物,或指在比赛中被淘汰。

“The magazine outed the celebrity's secret.”

(杂志曝光了这位名人的秘密。)

“He was outed in the first round.”

(他在第一轮就被淘汰了。)

同义词:reveal, expose, eliminate

常见短语

out of — 表示从某处离开、缺乏某物或基于某种原因。

“She is out of money.”

(她没钱了。)

out and about — 指外出活动或社交,通常用于描述康复后或忙碌的状态。

“After her illness, she is finally out and about.”

(病愈后,她终于可以出门活动了。)

out of the blue — 形容某事突然发生,毫无预兆。

“The news came out of the blue.”

(这个消息来得突然。)