释义 |
out of gearWith no gear engaged: she took the engine out of gear figurative sometimes his brain seems to slip out of gear...- So whenever we try talking we're either like two magnets slinking closer, and then pinging away from each other, or like an engine revving out of gear.
- She makes an appointment to see the doctor, thinking she's pregnant again, and he asks her to sit down and as she does so, she notices that his voice has slipped out of gear.
- I speed up on that side for five seconds, and then seeing the fish closing up, throw the engine out of gear.
See parent entry: gear |