好词典
outs
UK /aʊts/US /aʊts/
词源
源自中古英语 'outen'，意为'驱逐'或'排除'，与古英语 'ūt'（意为'外部'）相关。
noun
❶ 指在比赛中被淘汰或出局的选手或队伍，常用于体育赛事中描述失败的一方。
“The team was one of the early outs in the tournament.”
（这支队伍在锦标赛中早早出局了。）
“He became one of the outs in the first round of the competition.”
（他在比赛的第一轮就被淘汰了。）
同义词:losers, eliminated, defeated
verb
❶ 指将某人或某物排除在外或使其出局，常用于描述比赛或竞争中的淘汰行为。
“The team outs their opponent in the semifinals.”
（这支队伍在半决赛中淘汰了对手。）
“She was outs from the competition due to injury.”
（她因伤退出了比赛。）
同义词:eliminate, remove, exclude
常见短语
on the outs — 指与某人关系紧张或不再友好，常用于描述人际关系中的疏远或冲突。
“They have been on the outs since the argument.”
（自从那次争吵后，他们的关系就一直很紧张。）