out
adverb, preposition For the special uses of out in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example burst out is in the phrasal verb section at burst.Idioms-
away from the inside of a place or thing （從…裏）出來 She ran out into the corridor. 她跑出來，沖進走廊。 She shook the bag and some coins fell out. 她抖了抖袋子，幾個硬幣掉了出來。 - out of something
I got out of bed. 我起了床。 He opened the box and out jumped a frog. 他打開盒子，從裏面跳出一只青蛙來。 Out you go! (= used to order somebody to leave a room) 滾出去！ - (informal)
He ran out the door. 他跑出門去。
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(of people 人 away from or not at home or their place of work 不在家；不在工作地點；外出 I called Liz but she was out. 我打電話給利茲，但她不在家。 Let's go out this evening (= for example to a restaurant or club). 咱們今天晚上出去吧。 We haven't had a night out for weeks. 我們已經好幾個星期晚上沒出去過了。 - out of something
Mr Green is out of town this week. 格林先生本周到外地去了。 I got an out of office reply to my email. 我的電子郵件收到了一封不在辦公室的回複。
outside; not in a building 過時 It's cold out. 外面很冷。 There were children playing out in the street. 街上有孩子們在玩耍。
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used to show that something/somebody is removed from a place, job, etc. 除掉；清除 -
away from the edge of a place 出去；離開（某地）邊緣 - out of something/somebody
used to show where something comes from （表示來源）從，用…制作 - out of something
used to show what something is made from （表示來源）從，用…制作 a statue made out of bronze 一尊青銅像
- out of something
used to show that somebody/something does not have any of something 沒有；缺少 - out of something
used to show that somebody/something is not or no longer in a particular state or condition （表示不在原狀態）脫離，離開 - out (of something)
used to show that somebody is no longer involved in something （表示不再參與某事）脫離 - out of something
from a particular number or set 從（某個數目或集）中 -
clearly and loudly so that people can hear 大聲地 - out (of something)
a long or a particular distance away from a place or from land 遠離（某地或陸地）；離（某地或陸地） -
available to everyone; known to everyone 公開；發行 - out of something
used to show the reason why something is done （表示原因）因爲，出於 (of a book, etc. 書籍等 not in the library; borrowed by somebody else 不在圖書館；已借出 (of the tide 海潮 at or towards its lowest point on land 在退潮期；退潮 if the sun, moon or stars are or come out, they can be seen from the earth and are not hidden by clouds （日、月、星辰）出現，未被雲遮住 (of flowers 花朵 fully open 開放 (in cricket, baseball, etc. 板球、棒球等 if a team or team member is out, it is no longer their turn with the bat 出局 The West Indies were all out for 364 (= after scoring 364 runs in cricket). 西印度群島隊以 364 分全隊出局。
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if a player is out, they can no longer take part in the game 出局 If you have no more cards, you are out. The winner is the one with the most cards. 如果你沒有更多的牌，你就出局了。赢家是牌最多的人。
(in tennis, etc. 網球等 if the ball is out, it landed outside the line 出界 - out (in something)
not correct or exact; wrong 錯誤；不準確 not possible or not allowed 不可能；不允許 not fashionable 過時 (of fire, lights or burning materials 火、燈光、燃燒物等 not or no longer burning or lit 熄滅 at an end 結束 It was summer and school was out. 夏天，學校放假了。 She was to regret her words before the day was out. 她到不了天黑就會爲自己說的話後悔。
unconscious 無知覺；昏迷 - (British English, informal)
on strike 罷工 The dockers stayed out for several months. 碼頭工人罷工了數月。
to the end; completely 到底；完全地 Hear me out before you say anything. 你聽我說完再講話。 We left them to fight it out (= settle a disagreement by fighting or arguing). 我們讓他們爭吵下去，爭出個輸赢。
Word OriginOld English ūt (adverb), ūtian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch uit and German aus.
Idioms
be out for something/to do something
in and out (of something)
out and about
out of here
out of it (informal)