①无,缺乏,丧失=without
out of breath =breathless 上气不接下气
out of supply 缺货
out of order 混乱,发生故障
out of question 毫无疑问
out of work 失业
out of business 破产,倒闭
out of control 失控
out of power 丧失权力,在野
out of stock 售罄
out of shape 走形
out of service 停止运行,失效,退役
out of print 绝版
out of alignment 失准
out of date 过时
out of season 过季
out of fashion 不流行
out of style 过时
out of form 不在状态
out of sorts 心情不佳
out of time 不合时宜
out of place 不得其所
out of position 脱离阵型,偏离位置
out of sight 看不到
out of patience 失去耐心
out of proportion 不成比例
out of balance 失衡
out of practice 缺乏练习,生疏
out of trouble 摆脱麻烦
out of focus 失焦
speak/ talk out of turn 语无伦次,胡言乱语,说错话
out of step with 不一致,脱节
out of tune with 不搭,不协调,不一致,不感兴趣
out of sync with 脱离
out of phase with 脱节
out of favor with 失宠
out of touch with 失去联系
run out of 用尽,耗尽
②出于=from
out of curiosity 出于好奇
out of kindness 出于善意
out of pity=pitifully 出于同情,出于怜悯
out of sympathy 出于同情
out of spite 出于恶意
out of fear 出于恐惧
③在···之外 +地点=outside···
get out of the house 走出房子
get out of here 滚出去
out of the door/the stadium 户外,体育馆外
out of town 不在城里
④从···之中 =within/ among
three out of four 四分之三
one out of ten thousand 万里挑一
Out of three shirts, I took the white one.
⑤用 =from
make A out of B 用B制作A,把B培养成A
同样的词汇组合,注意不同语境的不同意思。
run out of water 耗尽水分
a fish out of water 如鱼离水
Oil segregates out of water. 水油分离