out

1. ADV When something is in a particular place and you take it out, you remove it from that place. (拿) 出[ADV after v]

I like the pop you get when you pull out a cork. 我喜欢你拔出瓶塞时弄出的那“砰”的一声。

He took out his notebook and flipped the pages. 他拿出了笔记本，快速地翻着页。

2. ADV You can use out to indicate that you are talking about the situation outside, rather than inside buildings. 在室外[ADV after v]

It's hot out – very hot, very humid. 外面热烘烘的–非常热，非常潮湿。

3. ADV If you are out, you are not at home or not at your usual place of work. 不在 (家或工作地)

I tried to get in touch with you yesterday evening, but I think you were out. 我昨晚联系过你，但你那时可能不在家。

4. ADV If you say that someone is out in a particular place, you mean that they are in a different place, usually one far away. 远在[ADV adv/prep]

The police tell me they've finished their investigations out there. 警方告诉我他们已经完成了在那边的调查。

5. ADV When the sea or tide goes out, the sea moves away from the shore. (潮水) 退去

The tide was out and they walked among the rock pools. 潮水退了，他们在岩石区的潮水潭间散步。

6. ADV If you are out a particular amount of money, you have that amount less than you should or than you did. 缺少 (一笔钱)[美国英语] [非正式] [ADV n]

I'm out ten thousand dollars, with nothing to show for it!

我缺1万美元，没啥可说的！

ADV

1. ADJ If a light or fire is out or goes out, it is no longer shining or burning. (灯、火等) 熄灭的[v-link ADJ]

All the lights were out in the house. 房里所有的灯都熄灭了。

2. ADJ If flowers are out, their petals have opened. (花) 盛开的[v-link ADJ]

Well, the daffodils are out in the gardens and they're always a beautiful show. 哇，花园里的水仙开了，它们总是一道亮丽的风景。

3. ADV Out is also an adverb. 盛开地[ADV after v]

I usually put it in my diary when I see the wild flowers coming out. 我看到野花盛开时，通常会记在日记本里。

4. ADJ If something such as a book or CD is out, it is available for people to buy. 面市的[v-link ADJ]

Their new album is out now. 他们的新专辑现已面市。

5. ADV Out is also an adverb. 面市地[ADV after v]

The French edition came out in early 2006. 法文版在2006年初面市。

6. ADJ In a game or sport, if someone is out, they can no longer take part either because they are unable to or because they have been defeated. 不能参赛的; 出局的[v-link ADJ]

7. ADJ In baseball, a player is out if they do not reach a base safely. When three players on a team are out in an inning, then the team is out. (棒球比赛中) 出局的

8. ADJ If you say that a proposal or suggestion is out, you mean that it is unacceptable. (提议等) 不能被接受的[v-link ADJ]

That idea is out, I'm afraid. 那个观点恐怕是不能接受的。

9. ADJ If you say that a particular thing is out, you mean that it is no longer fashionable at the present time. 过时的[v-link ADJ]

Romance is making a comeback. Reality is out. 浪漫正回归；现实已过时。

10. ADJ If you say that a calculation or measurement is out, you mean that it is incorrect. (计算、测量) 不准确的[v-link ADJ]

When the two ends of the tunnel met in the middle they were only a few inches out. 隧道两端在中间相接时，只有几英寸的误差。

11. ADJ If someone is out to do something, they intend to do it. 打算做…的[非正式] [v-link ADJ to-inf]

Most companies these days are just out to make a quick profit. 大多数公司如今只图快速获利。

12. ADJ If news or information about something is out, information about it has been made public. 被公开的[v-link ADJ]

The word is out that she has fled the country. 有消息说，她已经逃离了那个国家。

ADJ

1. V-T If a group of people out a public figure or famous person, they reveal that person's homosexuality against their wishes. 揭露 (名人的同性恋身份)

The New York gay action group "Queer Nation" recently outed an American Congressman. 纽约同性恋行动团体“酷儿国度”最近揭露了一位美国国会议员的同性恋身份。

2. outingN-UNCOUNT 揭露

The gay and lesbian rights group, Stonewall, sees outing as completely unhelpful. 男女同性恋权利团体“石墙”认为揭露同性恋身份是完全无用的。

N-UNCOUNT

1. PHRASE If you go out of a place, you leave it. 从…离开

She let him out of the house. 她让他离开了那座房子。

2. PHRASE If you take something out of the container or place where it has been, you remove it so that it is no longer there. 从… (拿) 出来

I always took my key out of my bag and put it in my pocket. 我总是把钥匙从包里拿出来再放进口袋里。

3. PHRASE If you look or shout out of a window, you look or shout away from the room where you are toward the outside. 向…外面 (看或喊)

He went on staring out of the window. 他依旧凝视着窗外。

4. PHRASE If you are out of the sun, the rain, or the wind, you are sheltered from it. 躲开 (阳光、雨、风等)

People can keep out of the sun to avoid skin cancer. 人们可以通过躲开阳光来避免患上皮肤癌。

5. PHRASE If someone or something gets out of a situation, especially an unpleasant one, they are then no longer in it. If they keep out of it, they do not start being in it. 摆脱

In the past army troops have relied heavily on air support to get them out of trouble. 过去，陆军部队严重依赖空中支援来摆脱困境。

The economy is starting to climb out of recession. 经济正开始慢慢走出萧条。

6. PHRASE You can use out of to say that someone leaves an institution. 从…离开

That is precisely what I came out of college thinking I was supposed to do. 那正是我大学毕业时认为自己应该做的。

7. PHRASE If you are out of range of something, you are beyond the limits of that range. 在…之外

Shaun was in the bedroom, out of earshot, watching television. 肖恩在卧室里看电视，听不到。

8. PHRASE You use out of to say what feeling or reason causes someone to do something. For example, if you do something out of pity, you do it because you pity someone. 出于

He took up office out of a sense of duty. 他任职是出于一种责任感。

9. PHRASE If you get something such as information or work out of someone, you manage to make them give it to you, usually when they are unwilling to give it. 从…那里 (获得信息、工作等)

"Where is she being held prisoner?" I asked. "Did you get it out of him?"

“她现在被囚禁在哪里？”我问道。“你从他那儿打听到了吗？”

10. PHRASE If you get pleasure or an advantage out of something, you get it as a result of being involved with that thing or making use of it. 从…中 (得到快乐、好处等)

Jenkins hasn't let the pressure take the fun out of the sport. 詹金斯没有让压力夺走这项运动的乐趣。

11. PHRASE If you are out of something, you no longer have any of it. 没有

I can't find the sugar – and we're out of milk. 我找不到糖，而且我们也没有牛奶了。

12. PHRASE If something is made out of a particular material, it consists of that material because it has been formed or constructed from it. 用 (制成)

Would you advise people to make a building out of wood or stone?

你会建议人们用木头还是石头造房子？

13. PHRASE You use out of to indicate what proportion of a group of things something is true of. For example, if something is true of one out of five things, it is true of one fifth of all things of that kind. 从…中 (挑出一个或一组等)

Two out of five thought the business would be sold privately on their retirement or death. 2/5的人认为该企业会在他们退休或去世后被私下卖掉。