o Environmentalists have
expressed
outrage at the ruling.
M0
2 [C] an act or event
that is violent, cruel or very wrong and that shocks people or makes them very
angry Hfr; BB?! atrocity- No one has
yet claimed
responsibility for this latest bomb outrage, jfc
uverb [VN] [often passive] to make sb very
shocked and angry {H ft ,&; M : He was outraged at the
way he had been treated.
out ra geous /aut'reid3as/ adj. 1 very shocking and unacceptable ^ A
IHJ; fife§& (ft PTfil scandalous : outrageous behaviour AAL ift fr 0 ‘That’s outrageous!’
he protested. “
ft} i A off M ! ” life !tl iS( 0
2 very unusual and slightly shocking £#(ft; 4- Afsiiif (ft: She says the most
outrageous things sometimes. M W 0t ■^ ^ ^
^ A Dff 1*9 (ft ^ o 0 outrageous clothes # M
$k H (ft J$ $£ ► out-ra-geous-ly adv. : an outrageously
expensive meal f |#
IfF A W - i & 0 They behaved outrageously. Ml A*tI0
out ran pt of outrun
out-rank /.aut'raerjk/ verb [VN] to be of
higher rank, quality, etc. than sb ( ft^Rff, )
j®ii, ft
Z±
outre /'uitrei; /VArnf ui'trei/ oaf/. (from French, formal) very unusual and slightly shocking
lx.#[ft; is* A (ft; ft
out-reach /'autriitj/ noun [U] the activity of an organization
that provides a service or advice to people in the community, especially those
who cannot or are unlikely to come to an office, a hospital, etc. for help £[-
mm£
() ? an
outreach and education
programme
^hllM^A.tfcWi+jc1] 0 outreach workers 0
efforts
to expand the
outreach to black voters if
out-rider /'autraida(r)/ noun a person who rides a motorcycle or
a horse in front of or beside the vehicle of an important person in order to
give protection ( H
A&ftjWISlft ) &±rx mttPJL
out-rig ger /'autriga(r)/ noun a wooden structure that is fixed
to the side of a boat or ship in order to keep it steady in the water; a boat
fitted with such a structure
out-right /'autrait/ adj., adv.
uadj. [only
before noun] 1 complete and total A A(ft; ® j&jft; : an outright
ban/rejection/victory
it; O She was the outright
winner.
(ftftfltlfo o No one party is expected to gain an
outright majority.
2 open and
direct ^JFfft; ]|[$lft; There
was outright opposition
to the plan. i^if jt[$|
[1] adv. 1 in a direct way and without trying
to hide anything Why don’t you
ask him outright if it’s
true? #ftft T ]|J ij
TcfkjfyJfc; A & M : Neither candidate won
outright. MAf£i£Ait&&Aliify^:lfel£Jfto 0 The group rejects outright any
negotiations with the government.
3 not
gradually; immediately —A A; A BP: Most of the crash victims
were killed outright. T#mi£lftM#AfP&lfcBP#
o
We had saved enough money to buy the house outright,
^fo
out-run /,aut'rAn/ verb (out-run-ning, out-ran /-'raen/, out-run) [VN] 1 to run faster or
further than sb/sth \t---fe ( rsScizs ) ; He couldn’t outrun his
pursuers.
MifHlfc^JAo 2
to develop faster than sth 1&; Hi! SHU outstrip : Demand for the new
model is outrunning supply.
outsell /.aut'sel/ verb (out-sold, out-sold /-'sauld; NAmE -'sould/) [VN] to sell more or to
be sold in larger quantities than sb/sth ( tb • • • ) ^ ^ : We are now
outselling all our competitors. fSdiJftft
IP M % % o O This year the
newspaper has outsold its main rival.
out-set /‘autset/ noun IT»!71 at/from the outset (of sth) at/from the beginning of sth fe ft : I made it clear right
from the outset that I disapproved, fe—ff
out-shine /.aut'Jain/ verb (out-shone, out-shone /-'Jun; NAmE-'Joun/) [VN] to be more
impressive than sb/sth; to be better than sb/sth [£•••##£?; IflMiA-BI
outside
in the open air ♦ outdoors ♦ out
of doors ♦ in the fresh air ♦ under the stars
These words
all mean not inside a building. 1U±.#is] ft ft® ft Ao
outside not inside a
building ^ftftft, ftft®:
Let’s
eat outside. 3£Clf!Jft®i£iMo in the open air (often approving) not inside a building, especially
in a place where the air is clean and fresh, for example in the countryside or
in a park
mx, or nm
outdoors not inside a
building $fftftft,' gfft: Try to avoid going outdoors in very cold or icy
weather, ft
out of doors outdoors Jaftftft, MX: You should spend more time out of
doors.
H0 o It
was the first time in his life that he’d slept out of doors. .
OUTSIDE, OUTDOORS OR OUT OF DOORS? outside,
outdoors *EJ! out of doors ?
Outside
is often more particular and outdoors is usually more general. * outside ®
outdoors : Go and play outside (= out of
this
house now). WYMfeMfii ( )
0 o
Fewer
and fewer children spend time playing outdoors (= out of their houses in general).
|B]ft/?#StS7
( WfaPtk) o
Out of doors is used in
the same way as outdoors, but it is less frequent, especially in North American English. * out of doors Ai outdoors mfefam, rn&AM, itbo
in the fresh air (approving) outside where the air is clean and fresh,
especially when this makes you feel good
under the stars outside at night, especially on a fine, clear night JgftftST, ftl$T: We
often slept under the stars. §cfn££#ftftSAfl^o
■
to sleep/camp
outside/in the open
air/outdoors/out of doors/in the fresh air/under the stars
■
to eat/play/spend
time outside/in
the open air/ outdoors/out of doors/in the fresh air
■
to go/venture
outside/outdoors/out of doors
■
out in the open air/in the fresh air
OUt-Slde 0-w noun, adj., prep., adv.
• noun /.aut'said/ 1 (usually the outside) [C, usually sing.] the outer side
or surface of sth b(5 ; /h A HT71 exterior : The outside of the
house needs painting,
To 0 You can’t open the door
from the outside. STH» 2 [sing.] the area
that is
near or around a building, etc. ( )
JW]
H, /hd: I walked around the outside of the
building.
APB01
didn’t go into the temple— I
only saw it from the outside.
^h®#7—To 3 [sing.] the part of a road nearest
to the middle ( ) ^MM, /hT: Always overtake
on the outside. 4 [sing.] the part of
a
curving road or track furthest from the inner or shorter side of the curve (