OUrs <Hr /a:z; 'auaz; NAmE a:rz; 'auarz/ pron. the one or ones that belong to us
f£CI : Their
house is very similar to ours, but ours is bigger.
, {S^fM^ASo o No,
those are
SWtKfeELho 0 He’s a friend of ours. ffejiijnWflliS-.
our selves CH* /ai'selvz; .aua's-; NAmE air's-; .auar's-/ pron.
1 the
reflexive form of we-, used when you and another person or other
people together cause and are affected by an action ( we ) ffcfTI i B: We shouldn’t
blame ourselves for what
happened. jS jJTA A ft.
Mia'S § Bo 0 Let’s just relax and enjoy
ourselves, Pgfn
$£ — M > M ^ „ Q We’d like to see it
for
ourselves. f] # #'£ 0 2 used to emphasize we
or us; sometimes used instead of these
words ( IfJ M 3® ft # we ^ us )■5S flT g B , M i : We’ve often thought of
going there ourselves. ISClMitlM g PJlPJtM -“SsL O The only people there
were ourselves. IPHiX-W ifj AsfcUfJcCI g B„ Wl (all) by our'selves
1
alone;
without anyone else ( fif\] ) <f® g , Ml® 2 without help ( ®Jcfl7 ) |®Ai® (all) to our'selves for us alone; not shared with
anyone ( % £ ) M 7 IS Cl g B : We had the pool all to ourselves. §
B
-ous
suffix (in adjectives Tl/KiMfr ia]) having the nature or quality of S • • • 'I® M (ft: poisonous M tp o mountainous g ill (g ► -ously (in adverbs /& gij iU) :
gloriously ft ^ i® -ousness (in nouns J& & ill) :
spaciousness % ftfc
oust /aost/ verb [VN] ~ sb (from sth/as sth) to force sb out of a job or
position of power, especially in order to take their place f ij M ; H ; M IR : He was ousted as
chairman, f®
lg A 0 |R # ^ T» o The rebels finally
managed to oust the
government from power, fit. # ft
oust er /'aust9(r)/ noun {NAmE) the act of removing sb from a position of
authority in order to put sb else in their place; the fact of being removed in
this way H ffe; It Hi; MIR: the president’s ouster by the military
OUt 0-pr /aut/ adv., prep., noun, verb
m adv., prep. iiladJ For the special uses of out in phrasal verbs, look at the
entries for the verbs. For example burst out is in the phrasal verb section at burst. * out
tU burst out M
i®M burst
gfgitsfriWIpiP^f <, 1 -
(of sth) away from the inside
of a place or thing (
M--JI ) AM: She ran out into the corridor. AM, 0 She shook the
bag and some coins fell
out. M I! 7 @ 7, jl M 51A
7 A 3k„ o I got out of bed. ftc jig
7.MO
He opened the box and out jumped a frog, j® ff Jp 'k7, jk M ffi Hfe A — 0 Out you go! (= used to order sb to
leave a room) 'M ft} M‘!
0 (informal,
non-standard) He ran out the door, ffel&AfTMl; 2 ~ (of sth) (of people A) away
from or not at home or their place of work MfEsiC; MfEX J® f±J:
I
called Liz but she was out. ffc®! ffe it in
MW., fi j® A fE o 0
Let’s go out this evening (= for example to a restaurant or club).
Pgfn7AB&± A AnE0 0 We haven’t had a night
out for weeks, f£fb B£5#f JIM ,SI ±
Hi A ii 7 o
0 Mr Green is out of town this
week. SlihJ&M
7« 3 ~ (of sth) away from
the edge of a place AM;
ftJF ( Mi® ) The boy
dashed out into the road. M A |gJ& M lb] A 0 o Don’t lean out
o/ the window. A1?
^ tB W » 4 ~ (of sth) a long or a particular
distance away from a place or from land ) ; ft (
Mi«P« ) : She’s
working out in
The boats are all out at sea. $SK:£^tb#7
0 0 The ship sank ten miles out of
5 ~ (of sth) used to show that sth/sb is removed from a
place, job, etc. ; if |5&: This detergent is good
for getting stains out. tb}#
0 We want this
government out.
Ilf Tno 0 He got thrown out of
the restaurant, j®
M l±5 7 fttto 6 ~ of sth/sb used to show that sth comes
from or
is obtained from sth/sb ffl -
Mjf: He drank his beer out
of the bottle. P
Stic
b§b|i®0 o a statue made out of
bronze
— o a
romance straight out of a
fairy tale W'/l
¥ OI paid for the damage out of my savings, ficifj ^ B WIR^!Sq'^7^Ao
0
We71 get
the truth out of her. fi 7 ~ of sth used to show that sb/sth does
not have any of sth ; 5® A: We’re out of milk. ficCj
A M
T 0
0 He’s
been out of work for six months. i®B^A®' 7» 0 You’re
out of luck—
she left ten minutes ago. # M ^ is M A ^
A ft if o 8 ~
of
sth used to show that sb/sth is
not or no longer in a particular state or condition (
) Aft ft, ftjf: Try and stay out of
trouble. /7 ft 0 I watched the car until it was
out of sight. IS @ A Ac 9 ~ (of sth) used to
show that
sb is no longer involved in sth ( A M M A # M M ) 1^ ft: It was an awful job
and I’m glad to be
outofit.m*MmnM&%m, o
He
gets out of the army in a
few weeks. /LJ^A/p'ffe^^ftfF nPPAo O They’ll be out (= of prison) on bail in no time. f®f 1 A #
AI® o o Brown goes on to the
semi-finals but Lee is out. MRAffiA7A^^, jtAo 10 ~ of sth used to show the reason why
sth is done ( A A: I
asked out of curiosity.
?c S A I"17 Ift o 0 She did it out of
spite. i
AfSt, 11 ~ of sth from a particular number or
set M.
( M @ ) A: You scored six out of
ten.
A'A##7 f\6f o 0 Two out of three
people think the President should resign.
|R o 12 (of a
book, etc. not in the library;
borrowed by sb else MlfSA/tt; BfeA: The book you wanted is
out on loan. ^ ^ RiJ IP A A ft A A 7 o
13
(of the tide 'MM) at or towards its lowest point on land f£ M gfj; ii ^ : I like walking on the
wet sand when the tide is out.
14
if the sun, moon or stars are or come out, they can be seen from the earth and are
not hidden by clouds
( 0 . JA
Jt/g ) A/Jfi, AtTAiSfi 15 (of flowers MM) fully open Jf jfo ■. There should
be some snowdrops out by now. MfeJk&MWfeMjfjfrT* 16 available to everyone; known to
everyone AJF; When does
her new book come out? ftfc&fjfrAfA^BtfiAJiS?
0 Word
always gets out (= people find out about things) no matter how careful
you are. 'A A A,
o Out with it! (= say what you know)
\IfWt
®A®nfi! 17 clearly and loudly
so that people can hear AM/®: to call/cry/shout out A
M 0
Read it out loud, it A P 0
o Nobody spoke out in his defence. SIA^AiH®!^. 18
{informal)
having
told other people that you are homosexual E I had been out since I was 17. f§/A 17 0 an out gay man
BikfflWM® .Aft ft ft! M M 19 (in CRICKET, BASEBALL, etc. |$
J^c^) if a team or team member is out, it is no longer
their turn with the bat A M: The
possible or not allowed MEMAiA: Swimming is out until
the weather gets warmer.
MEItftJo' 23
not fashionable MB®: Black is out this year. 7 e 24 (of fire, lights or burning
materials A, ®Tft, not or no longer burning
or lit If. A: Suddenly all
the lights went out.
ff ittP A 7 o o The fire had burnt
itself out. I® A'i&/7 ‘H A 7 o 25 at an end : was summer and school
was out. DA, 0 She was to regret her
words before the day was
out. JfeiSJM-7B 26 unconscious ^: He was
out for more than an hour
and came round in the hospital. f®tiI7 — o
She was knocked out cold. % ft M © 7 „ 27 (BrE,