adv.出；在外；完

prep.向外；在外面

v.出來；暴露；驅(qū)逐；熄滅；伸出；公開…的同性戀身份

His book came out last month. 他的書上個月出版了。

He took out a book from the case. 他從箱子里拿出一本書。

Students may not stay out after midnight. 學(xué)生午夜后不得在外逗留。

I went out into the cold and got a chill. 我走到戶外的冷空氣里打了個寒顫。

The fuel was rapidly running out. 燃料很快就要用完了。

They heard a yap and ran out of the house. 他們聽見了一聲狂吠就跑出了屋外。

He stared vacantly out of the window. 他茫然若失地從窗子往外看。

Mr Green is out of town this week. 格林先生本星期不在倫敦。

The truth will out. 真相終將大白于天下。

I was outed by my wife. 我讓老婆給趕出來了。

And the fire was outed. 而且火也已經(jīng)熄滅了。

A crocodile cannot out its tongue. 鱷魚的舌頭伸不出來。

The tabloid article has outed a well-known politician. 小報公開了一個知名政客的同性戀身份。

out用作副詞最基本的意思是“出,在外”,在此基礎(chǔ)上引申出多種意思,并可與許多動詞搭配使用,構(gòu)成習(xí)語; 在句中可用作狀語、表語; 與of連用可構(gòu)成復(fù)合介詞。