English Dictionary

out

/aʊt/

adj

Not at home, or not at one's office or place of employment. / Not in jail, prison, or captivity; freed from confinement / Not inside or within something. / Not fitted or inserted into something.

I am sorry, but she is out at the moment.

意味（1）

Not at home, or not at one's office or place of employment.

I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment.

意味（2）

Not in jail, prison, or captivity; freed from confinement

Sentenced to five years, he could be out in three with good behavior.

意味（3）

Not inside or within something.

I worked away cleaning the U-bend until all the gunge was out.

意味（4）

Not fitted or inserted into something.

The TV won't work with the plug out!

意味（5）

(sports) Of the ball or other playing implement, falling or passing or being situated outside the bounds of the playing area.

I thought the ball hit the line, but the umpire said it was out.

意味（6）

(in various games; used especially of a batsman or batter in cricket or baseball) Dismissed from play under the rules of the game.

He bowls, Johnson pokes at it ... and ... Johnson is out! Caught behind by Ponsonby!

意味（7）

(of ideas, plans, etc.) Discarded; no longer a possibility.

Right, so that idea's out. Let's move on to the next one.

意味（8）

(of options) acceptable, permissible

I've got diabetes so cookies are right out

意味（9）

(of certain services, devices, or facilities) Not available; out of service.

Power is out in the entire city.

意味（10）

(of a user of a service) Not having availability of a service, such as power or communications.

Most of the city got service back yesterday, but my neighborhood is still out.

意味（11）

(of lamps, fires etc.) Not shining or burning.

I called round to the house but all the lights were out and no one was home.

意味（12）

(of an organization, etc.) Temporarily not in operation, or not being attended as usual.

No one is out screaming about Congress being out on a month long vacation.

意味（13）

No longer popular or in fashion.

Black is out this season. The new black is white.

意味（14）

(LGBT) Openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).

It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business.

意味（15）

(by extension, uncommon) Open, public; public about or openly acknowledging some (usually specified) identity.

She was “out” as a survivor for the first time in her life. “I had friends who had known me many, many years who are totally astounded, shocked,” she said. “They could not believe that I was a Holocaust survivor. …”

意味（16）

Freed from from secrecy.

My secret is out.

意味（17）

Released, available for purchase, download or other use.

Did you hear? Their newest CD is out!

意味（18）

(of flowers) In bloom.

The garden looks beautiful now that the roses are out.

意味（19）

(of the sun, moon or stars) Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds.

The sun is out, and it's a lovely day.

意味（20）

(obsolete) Of a young lady: having entered society and available to be courted.

Pray, is she out, or is she not?—I am puzzled.—She dined at the Parsonage, with the rest of you, which seemed like being out; and yet she says so little, that I can hardly suppose she is.

意味（21）

Of the tide, at or near its lowest level.

You can walk to the island when the tide's out.

意味（22）

Without; no longer in possession of; not having more

Do you have any bread? Sorry, we're out.

意味（23）

(of calculations or measurements) Containing errors or discrepancies; in error by a stated amount.

Nothing adds up in this report. All these figures are out.