out of kilter

短语

不正常,有毛病

发音

UK /ˌaʊt əv ˈkɪltə/
AU
US /ˌaʊt əv ˈkɪltɚ/

别名

out of kelter

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Askew, disturbed; not adjusted or working properly; out of order.

    习语

    I stayed up late to watch a movie, and my entire sleeping schedule has been out of kilter ever since.

词源

From out of + kilter, kelter (“good condition, form, or order; fettle”). The latter word is of uncertain origin, but appears widely in a British dialect and also in the United States.

来源：wiktionary