out of action . not working；not functioning不能工作；失（去）效（能）

Three trains went out of action yesterday when the severe cold ruined the engines．昨天因天气奇冷致使发动机冻坏，三趟列车停止运行。

out of bounds . outside of the boundary lines in a game；not on or inside the playing field越轨；超出规定范围

He was out of bounds when he called his opponent names in the debate．他犯规了，在辩论中谩骂了对方。

out of bounds .  outside of the place where somebody may go禁止入内

The teacher told the students that the new gymnasium being built on the school grounds was out of bounds．老师告诉同学们正在兴建中的体育馆是禁止进去的。

out of breath . not breathing easily喘不过气来

The fat man was out of breath after climbing the stairs．那个胖子爬完楼梯就喘不过气来。

out of character . not in agreement with somebody 's character or personality；unsuitable for a part or character不符合（某人的一贯习性等）；（与所演的角色）不适合

One of his traits is his honesty；few people have ever seen him out of character．他的特性之一是诚实，几乎没有人发现他不是这样。

The young actress said that it was out of character for her to play an old woman．那位青年女演员说她不适合扮演老太太的角色。

out of circulation . not out in the company of friends，other people，and groups；not active不和（朋友等）在一起；不活跃

John was out of circulation with his friends when he was ill．约翰生病时没有和朋友们来往。

 out of commission . retired from active military service退役；不再执行任务

When the war was over，many warships were placed out of commission．战争结束后，许多战舰都退役了。

 out of commission . not in use or working不能使用；损坏

Some of the bridges were out of commission．有一些桥梁不能使用

She had to go to school on foot because her bike was out of commission．因为自行车坏了，她只得步行去学校。

out of condition . not healthy不健康；身体不好

She is out of condition．她身体不好。

out of date . unfashionable陈旧的；过时的

The furniture is out of date．这家俱过时了。

Your methods have long gone out of date；you will have to modernize or risk failure．你的这些方法早已陈旧，你应当用现代化的方法，否则有失败的危险。

out of favor . out of favor with . not well regarded（by somebody ）失宠（于…）；不受（…的）欢迎

Sir Walter is out of favor with the King．瓦特爵士已在国王面前失宠。

He was out of favor in Paris and went to London．他在巴黎不受欢迎就到伦敦去了。

out of hand . promptly立即

The situation needs to be dealt with out of hand．这个情况需要立即加以处理。

out of hand . out of control失控

The meeting was broken up by the chairman when the discussion got out of hand．当讨论失控时，主席宣布休会。

The difficult class got out of hand when an inexperienced teacher was put in charge．一位缺乏经验的老师任教时，这个差班就失控了。

out of humor . not pleasant；not in good mood不高兴的；情绪不高的

He was probably still out of humor over the affair of this morning．他大概还在为早上的事闷闷不乐。

Why is she so out of humor today? 她今天为什么不高兴?

out of keeping . not proper不协调；不合适

Loud talk is out of keeping in the library．高声交谈不符合图书馆的规定。

These actions are out of keeping with his character．这些行为同他的性格不符。

out of kilter . not balanced right不均衡；不平直

The wheels of my bike were out of kilter after it hit the wall．我的自行车撞在墙上后，前后轮失去了均衡。

out of kilter . needing repair；not working right需要修理；失灵

My watch is going too fast；it must be out of kilter．我的表走得太快，肯定出毛病了。

out of line . not in a straight line；away from the true line不直的；不成一直线的

The official ordered the soldier who was out of line to get properly lined up．军官命令未对齐的士兵排好。

out of line . not obeying or agreeing with what is right or usual不守常规；越轨的；不适宜的

I must say your behavior at the meeting was a bit out of line．老实说，你在会上的举止有点不恰当。

We told him not to tell the joke for it was out of line．我们告诫他别开那玩笑，因为太过火了。

out of line with . not in agreement with不同意；与…不一致

The price of the bicycle was out of line with what Bill could afford．自行车太贵，比尔买不起。

out of luck . unfortunate；unlucky不幸

Mr．Baker missed his train and was out of luck in getting to the ball game on time．贝克先生误了火车，没能及时赶去看球赛，他的运气真不佳。

When it comes to getting theatre tickets，we're usually out of luck．每次买戏票，我们的运气总是不好。

out of one's blood . separate from somebody 's feelings，interests or desires忘怀；驱除

When Tom moved to the city，he couldn't get the country out of his blood．汤姆搬进城以后，对农村仍无法忘怀。

out of one's element . outside of one's natural surroundings在不适宜的环境里；不得其所

Wild animals are out of their element in cages．野生动物不习惯笼中生活。

I'm out of my element when people start talking about music．人们一谈起音乐，我就是外行了。

 out of one's head .  out of one's mind .  out of one's senses . acting in a crazy way行为疯狂；特别地

He must have been out of his mind to say something like that．他说出那样的话来，一定是精神错乱了。

The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched．病人发高烧，神志不清，需要守护。

Sam was out of his senses with grief and rage．山姆由于悲痛和愤怒而失去理智。