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单词 out of place
释义

out of place

1Not in the proper position; disarranged: not a hair was out of place in her painstakingly crimped coiffure...
  • He is so suave he won't run for fear of getting a strand of hair out of place.
  • What seems more likely is that he is now so celebrated by the establishment that he is forgiven the odd pint or hair out of place.
  • Another girl decided she had to re-do her hair every time it fell out of place.

Synonyms

out of position, out of order, in disorder, disarranged, in disarray, disorganized, in a mess, messy, topsy-turvy, muddled
1.1In a setting where one is or feels inappropriate or incongruous: the glamorous woman seemed radically out of place in the launderette...
  • His diving technique would certainly not be out of place in an Olympic pool.
  • He said the distance from neighbouring properties was acceptable and the design of the new building would be out of place.
  • Snow wouldn't have been out of place and I remember always longing for a white Christmas.

Synonyms

inappropriate, unsuitable, unseemly, improper, untoward, inapposite, out of keeping, unbecoming, unfit, misplaced, wrong
incongruous, out of one's element, like a fish out of water, uncomfortable, ill at ease, uneasy
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