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不在適當的位置;不合適,不適當
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
{Out of harm's way}, beyond the danger limit; in a safe
place.
{Out of joint}, not in proper connection or adjustment;
unhinged; disordered. ``The time is out of joint.''
--Shak.
{Out of mind}, not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit
of memory; as, time out of mind.
{Out of one's head}, beyond commanding one's mental powers;
in a wandering state mentally; delirious. [Colloq.]
{Out of one's time}, beyond one's period of minority or
apprenticeship.
{Out of order}, not in proper order; disarranged; in
confusion.
{Out of place}, not in the usual or proper place; hence, not
proper or becoming.
{Out of pocket}, in a condition of having expended or lost
more money than one has received.
{Out of print}, not in market, the edition printed being
exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, etc.
{Out of the question}, beyond the limits or range of
consideration; impossible to be favorably considered.
{Out of reach}, beyond one's reach; inaccessible.
{Out of season}, not in a proper season or time; untimely;
inopportune.
{Out of sorts}, wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell;
unhappy; cross. See under {Sort}, n.
{Out of temper}, not in good temper; irritated; angry.
{Out of time}, not in proper time; too soon, or too late.
{Out of time}, not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an
agreeing temper; fretful.
{Out of twist}, {winding}, or {wind}, not in warped
condition; perfectly plain and smooth; -- said of
surfaces.
{Out of use}, not in use; unfashionable; obsolete.
{Out of the way}.
(a) On one side; hard to reach or find; secluded.
(b) Improper; unusual; wrong.
{Out of the woods}, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or
doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. [Colloq.]
{Out to out}, from one extreme limit to another, including
the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to
measurements.
{Out West}, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some
Western State or Territory. [U. S.]
{To come out}, {To cut out}, {To fall out}, etc. See under
{Come}, {Cut}, {Fall}, etc.
{To put out of the way}, to kill; to destroy.
{Week in, week out}. See {Day in, day out} (above).
Place \Place\, n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a
courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of
platy`s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus.
Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.]
1. Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct
from all other space, or appropriated to some definite
object or use; position; ground; site; spot; rarely,
unbounded space.
Here is the place appointed. --Shak.
What place can be for us Within heaven's bound?
--Milton.
The word place has sometimes a more confused sense,
and stands for that space which any body takes up;
and so the universe is a place. --Locke.
2. A broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or
short part of a street open only at one end. ``Hangman
boys in the market place.'' --Shak.
3. A position which is occupied and held; a dwelling; a
mansion; a village, town, or city; a fortified town or
post; a stronghold; a region or country.
Are you native of this place? --Shak.
4. Rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement,
dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or
position; condition; also, official station; occupation;
calling. ``The enervating magic of place.'' --Hawthorne.
Men in great place are thrice servants. --Bacon.
I know my place as I would they should do theirs.
--Shak.
5. Vacated or relinquished space; room; stead (the departure
or removal of another being or thing being implied). ``In
place of Lord Bassanio.'' --Shak.
6. A definite position or passage of a document.
The place of the scripture which he read was this.
--Acts viii.
32.
7. Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding; as,
he said in the first place.
8. Reception; effect; -- implying the making room for.
My word hath no place in you. --John viii.
37.
9. (Astron.) Position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body;
-- usually defined by its right ascension and declination,
or by its latitude and longitude.
{Place of arms} (Mil.), a place calculated for the rendezvous
of men in arms, etc., as a fort which affords a safe
retreat for hospitals, magazines, etc. --Wilhelm.
{High place} (Script.), a mount on which sacrifices were
offered. ``Him that offereth in the high place.'' --Jer.
xlviii. 35.
{In place}, in proper position; timely.
{Out of place}, inappropriate; ill-timed; as, his remarks
were out of place.
{Place kick} (Football), the act of kicking the ball after it
has been placed on the ground.
{Place name}, the name of a place or locality. --London
Academy.
{To give place}, to make room; to yield; to give way; to give
advantage. ``Neither give place to the devil.'' --Eph. iv.
27. ``Let all the rest give place.'' --Shak.
{To have place}, to have a station, room, or seat; as, such
desires can have no place in a good heart.
{To take place}.
(a) To come to pass; to occur; as, the ceremony will not
take place.
(b) To take precedence or priority. --Addison.
(c) To take effect; to prevail. ``If your doctrine takes
place.'' --Berkeley. ``But none of these excuses would
take place.'' --Spenser.
{To take the place of}, to be substituted for.
Syn: Situation; seat; abode; position; locality; location;
site; spot; office; employment; charge; function; trust;
ground; room; stead.
資料來源 : WordNet®
out of place
adj 1: of an inappropriate or misapplied nature [syn: {inapposite}]
2: not in a proper arrangement; "not a hair was out of place"
[syn: {out of place(p)}]