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单词 out of the way
释义 out of the way
phrasal
or out of one's way
1.
 a. : out of or outside of the proper course of action : in the wrong : out of place
 b. : wrong, amiss, improper
  < oblivious of having said anything out of the way — Gilbert Parker >
2.
 a. : off the beaten track : hard to reach or find : in or to a secluded place : some distance away
 b. : unusual, remarkable
  < met nothing more out of the way than a cow eating and an old man walking — Virginia Woolf >
3. : off the course one is following or intends to follow
 < this town is fifty miles out of his way >
 < such a digression would take us too far out of our way >
4.
 a. : in or into such a position as not to obstruct
  < I'll move my car out of your way so that you can pull out of the driveway >
  : in or into a condition of having been already dealt with or accomplished
  < after the months of preparatory work are out of the wayAmerican Fabrics >
 b. : in or into such a position as not to be run over or collided with
  < before your father backs the car out of the garage, get your doll out of the way >
  : out of the path of a dangerous advance
  < get out of the way of the train >
  < out of harm's way >
5. out of one's way, Brit : outside one's field of activity or interest : not in one's line
6. obsolete : not in the usual or proper place : lost, mislaid
7. out of one's way, obsolete : constituting or involving a loss on one's part
 < it may be ten pounds out of my way to be turned out of my work — John Nelson >
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