- 离开；不在家；不在工作处，不在办公室：
The manager is out,can I take a message?
经理外出了，我可以替你转个口信吗?
They were out late at the club.
他们外出在俱乐部待到深夜。
- 除去，去掉，擦掉；拔出，拿出：
The splinter's out of his finger.
那根刺已从他的手指里拔出来了。
- (灯、火、煤气等)熄灭：
The lights were all out.
灯全熄灭了。
All lights have to be out by twelve.
12点前必须全部熄灯。
- 在公共场所(尤指户外)值班，值勤：
There are many police out now.
现在有许多警察在外面值勤。
- 在野，下台，失去政权；失去议席：
The newspaper says the president is out today.
报纸报道总统今天下台了。
- 开花：
The roses were out this morning.
今晨这些玫瑰开花了。
- 过时，不时髦，不流行：
That style's been out for a year.
那种式样已过时一年了。
- 离家(at):
I was out at the theatre when you called.
你来访时我看戏去了。
- 到期；完，终止，结束；到竭尽点：
School is out.
学期结束了。
There'll be changes made in the company before the year's out.
年前公司将做些调整。
- (某方面)有差错，出差错，弄错；犯错误：
The doctor was out in his diagnosis.
医生诊断错了。
My luck is out today.
我今天运气不佳。
- 发表；出版；问世；公布；公开；出售：
The next magazine will be out tomorrow.
下期杂志明天出版。
- 暴露，泄露：
The secret was now out.
现在秘密给泄露了。
- 退潮；(海平面)降低：
When the tide is out,we can pick up some shells on the sand.
退潮时我们可以在沙滩上捡贝壳。
- (日、月、星)出现，显露，现出来：
The moon is out.
月亮出来了。
The sun is out.
太阳出来了。
- 罢工：
The workers are out.
工人们罢工了。
- (必定)被逐出；被排斥，被开除：
Anyone who starts picking fights is out at once.
任何找碴打起架来的人就会立刻被撵出去。
- 是不允许的，是不能容忍的；是毫无可能(予以考虑)的：
In the game any backing or barging from behind is strictly out.
比赛中任何拉手或撞人犯规都是绝对不允许的。
- (从狱中)被释放，释放出狱：
He will be out soon because he behaved himself.
因他表现好，他很快被获释。
- 发出(逮捕某人的令状或拘票)；被宣布：
There's a warrant out for him.
已发出拘捕他的拘票。
- [美国英语](通常指遭到毁坏后)出故障，出毛病：
The telephone are out since the earthquake.
由于地震电话都坏了。
- 【板球】(球员等)退场；出局：
He was out trying to turn a ball to leg.
他想把球回击到击球员左后方场地，结果出局了。
- [俚语]熟睡；处于无知觉状态；昏迷：
The baby has been dead out.
婴儿睡得很熟。
- 损失：
I was out fifty thousand U.S. dollars throught her.
我为她损失了5万美元。