短语 | out of the way |
释义 | out of the waya. also out of sb's way if someone or something is out of the way, they are somewhere where they are not likely to cause a problem, need attention, be annoying etc不碍事:move / put / push etc sth out of the way•Why don't you tie your hair back, out of the way?你为什么不把头发扎到后面去,省得碍事?•If Uncle Tom had been drinking, I kept out of his way .要是汤姆叔叔喝过酒,我就不去惹他。•When Mac was safely out of the way , Peter came round.当马克绝对不再碍事的时候,彼得又出现了。b. if a particular matter, job etc is out of the way, it has been done or dealt with结束了,处理完了:•I'd rather get the interview out of the way in the morning.我宁愿上午就面试掉。•As soon as the contract's out of the way, we can start.合同一签完,我们可以就开始。c. a place that is out of the way is far from any towns远离城镇的,偏远的 out of the way 1. (of a place) remote (地方)偏远的。 2. dealt with or finished 已解决的, 已结束的: economic recovery will begin once the election is out of the way. 选举结束之后, 经济就会开始复苏。 ■ (of a person) no longer an obstacle or hindrance to someone's plans (人)不再碍事, 不挡道: why did Josie want her out of the way? 为什么约西想让她走开? 3. [usu. with negative] unusual, exceptional, or remarkable 反常的; 异常的; 不寻常的: he'd seen nothing out of the way. 他没有看出有什么异常的情况。 ˌout of the ˈway1no longer stopping sb from moving or doing sth不再挡路;不再碍事I moved my legs out of the way so that she could get past.我挪开腿让她过去。I didn't say anything until Dad was out of the way.我直到爸爸不再干涉之后才说话。2finished; dealt with结束;处理完Our region is poised for growth once the election is out of the way.大选一结束,我们地区就准备发展。3used in negative sentences to mean ‘unusual’(用于否定句)奇特的,不寻常的,罕见的She had obviously noticed nothing out of the way.她显然没发现异常情况。see alsoout-of-the-wayout of the way1. not where people usually go; difficult. to reach 偏僻的;人迹罕到的   * This village is very much out of the way. 这个村子非常偏僻。2. not what is usual or proper; strange 不寻常的;奇特的   * I did not notice anything out of the way. 我没有注意到有什么不寻常的事。3. not in sb. 's way 不妨碍人的   * Please put these odds and ends out of the way. 请把这些零碎东西放到一边去。   * I'll stand this box in the corner, it will be out of the way there. 我来把这个箱子竖放在角落里,这样就不会碍手碍脚了。4. not proper 不恰当的;不礼貌的   * Have you heard him say anything out of the way? 你听他说过不恰当的话吗?   * To leave before the guest of honour would be out of the way. 先于主客离去是很不礼貌的。5. not able to stop or bother sb. 离开(不烦某人)   * Bill wished the visitors were out of the way so that he could have time to study. 比尔希望来访者离去,这样他就有时间学习了。out of the way不寻常的;奇特的:Some people all pay special attention to him but he has done nothing out of the way.一些人都特别注意他,但是他并没有做出任何不寻常的事。 |
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