all out
全力以赴地using all possible strength and resources
The team is going all out to win the championship.这支队伍将全力以赴夺取冠军。
be out for
企求,力图获得be trying to get or eager to obtain sth
I'm not out for power.我并不追求权力。
Don't trust her—she's only out for your money.别信她——她只是图你的钱。
be out to-v
努力想得到〔做到〕be trying, aiming or hoping to do sth
The company is out to capture the European market.这家公司希望占据欧洲市场。
out and about
(病、伤等卧床后)能下床,能到户外able to get up, go outdoors, etc. after being in bed through illness, injury, etc.
Mr. White had a bad cold about a week ago, and he is out and about this morning.怀特先生一星期前患了重感冒,今天早晨能出来走走了。
out and away
远远地by far
〔说明〕out and away常与形容词的最高级连用。
He's out and away the cleverest boy in our class.他绝对是我们班上最聪明的学生。
out of
〔说明〕out of可看作复合介词。
1.从…里面(走出); 离开from inside; away from
He walked out of the gate, all smiles.他笑容满面地从大门里走出来。
We're moving out of our flat.我们准备搬出公寓。
2.从…的状态中from a state of
We're out of danger.我们现在脱离了危险。
My hat was out of shape after the rain.雨淋过以后,我的帽子就变形了。
3.越出…之外beyond the limits
Out of sight, out of mind.离久情疏。
The ball bounced out of bounds.球跳出界外。
4.从…中from among
Choose one out of the six.从六个中挑选一个。
Three out of four people choose “Safeguard” soap!四个人当中就有三个选中“舒肤佳”牌香皂!
5.因为,出于,由于because of
He asked the question out of curiosity.他出于好奇提出了这个问题。
6.由…制成made from
She made a hat out of bits of old material.她用旧的零碎材料做了一顶帽子。
7.缺乏,没有not having; without
They're out of water.他们缺水。
The grocer's is out of coffee.这家杂货店的咖啡缺货。
out of it
〈口〉因被排斥在某集体之外而感到难过sad because excluded from a group of people or a community
We've only just moved here so we still feel a bit out of it.由于我们刚刚搬到这里,所以仍感到有些寂寞。
I felt rather out of it in France because I can't speak French.在法国我因为不会讲法语而感到孤独苦闷。