out of place

短语
大学

不在合适位置, 不合适

发音

CA /ˌaʊ̯t əv ˈpleɪ̯s/
US /ˌaʊ̯t əv ˈpleɪ̯s/
UK /ˌaʊ̯t əv ˈpleɪ̯s/
AU /ˌæɔ̯t əv ˈplæɪ̯s/
NZ /ˌæʊ̯t əv ˈplæɪ̯s/
SCOT /ˌʌʊ̯t əv ˈples/
IN /ˌawʈ ov ˈpleːs/

教材释义与例句

短语

不得其所的；不适当的；不相称的；碍事的

短语

不合适；格格不入的；不恰当

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Not in the proper arrangement or situation.

    习语

    No wonder I couldn’t find it—it was out of place.

    She came in out of the storm with not a hair out of place.

    Amongst all those horsey people I felt quite out of place.

  2. 2.

    Inappropriate for the circumstances.

    习语

    Near-synonym: atopic

    That remark was out of place.

词源

From out of (preposition) + place (“a fitting position”, noun).

来源：wiktionary