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The delays put the whole schedule out of joint. 一再的拖延打亂了全部安排。
out of line 不成一直線；不一致，出格
One of the soldiers is out of line. 有一名士兵沒站齊。
His ideas are out of line with reality. 他的想法與實際不相符。
Please excuse me if I’m out of line. 如有失禮之處, 請多包涵。
out of love 出于愛；不喜歡
He did so out of love. 他這樣做是出于愛。
I’m out of love with meat at present. 我現在不喜歡吃肉。
out of luck 運氣不好；不湊巧
The forecast’s not too good. You may be out of luck. 氣象預報說近期天氣不很好。你可能會碰上壞天氣。
You are out of luck. He just left and he won’t be back for two weeks. 你來得真不湊巧。他剛走，而且兩周內不會回來。
out of order 次序紊亂；損壞了；（因粗魯而）不能接受
The room was out of order. 整個房間亂七八糟。
My watch is out of order. 我的表出毛病了。
That comment was completely out of order! 那種批評完全不能接受！
out of patience 不耐煩的
I was out of patience with his carelessness. 我對他的粗枝大葉已無法容忍。
We were out of patience with him. 我們對他耐不住火氣。
out of place 不在適當的位置；不適宜
The chairs are out of place. 這幾張椅子放得不是地方。
He felt out of place in their company. 跟他們在一起他感到不自在。
out of pocket 賠錢，虧本，白花錢
His mistake left us all out of pocket. 他這一錯，我們大家都跟著賠了錢。
The deal left him hundreds of dollars out of pocket. 那筆生意使他虧了幾百萬美元。
out of practice 荒疏的
I can’t speak English fluently as I am out of practice. 我不能流利地說英語，因為我已荒疏了。
He has long been out of practice on the piano. 他已經很久沒有練習彈鋼琴了。
out of print （書等）已售完的，已絕版的
Her first novel is out of print now but you may find a second copy. 她的第一部小說現已絕版，不過你可以找本舊的。
She couldn’t find the book in stores because it is out of print. 她在商店里找不到這本書，因為它已經絕版了。
out of reach 無法拿到
He was out of the reach of their arrows. 他在他們箭的射程之外。
Put that bottle of weed out of the children’s reach. 把那瓶除草藥放在孩子們拿不到的地方。
out of repair 損壞的，失修的
The machine is out of repair. 這臺機器失修。
Our car is out of repair. 我們的車損壞了。
out of season 過時的，過了旺季的
Oysters are out of season now. 牡蠣已經下市了。
Hotel charges are lower out of season. 旅館在淡季收費較低。
out of sight 看不見的
The steamer is now out of sight. 那艘輪船現在看不見了。
The next morning we were out of sight of land. 第二天早晨，我們看不見陸地了。
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