out of kilter 的定义
- Also, out of whack. Not properly adjusted, not working well, out of order. For example, This whole schedule is out of kilter with the rest of our projects, or The wheels on the trailer are out of whack. The first term, also spelled kelter, dates from the early 1600s and its origin is not known. The precise allusion of the variant, a colloquial term dating from the late 1800s, is also unclear. Possibly it relates to a whack, or blow, throwing something off, or some suggest, to wacky, that is, “crazy.”
out of kilter 近义词
等同于 on the blink
等同于 out of order
等同于 broken
out of kilter 的近义词 37 个
- busted
- defective
- faulty
- ruined
- wrecked
- disabled
- down
- exhausted
- gone
- out
- shot
- spent
- wracked
- coming unglued
- coming unstuck
- fallen apart
- feeble
- gone to pieces
- gone to pot
- haywire
- imperfect
- in disrepair
- in need of repair
- in the shop
- inoperable
- kaput
- not functioning
- on the blink
- on the fritz
- on the shelf
- out of commission
- out of order
- out of whack
- run-down
- screwed up
- unsatisfactory
- weak
out of kilter 的反义词 16 个
等同于 on the fritz
等同于 damaged
out of kilter 的近义词 34 个
- flawed
- impaired
- injured
- run-down
- bent
- blemished
- busted
- dinged
- down
- flubbed
- gone
- hurt
- marred
- shot
- snafued
- spoiled
- sunk
- totaled
- beat-up
- glitched
- imperfect
- in need of repair
- in poor condition
- in smithereens
- kaput
- messed up
- mucked up
- no go
- on the blink
- on the fritz
- out of action
- out of whack
- screwed up
- unsound
out of kilter 的反义词 9 个
等同于 out of commission
out of kilter 的近义词 8 个
更多out of kilter例句
- Really, is it any wonder that fluoride should freak people out?
- For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox.
- On Thursday, Garcetti ruled himself out of the race to succeed Boxer.
- Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
- “I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
- And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
- Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
- Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"
- The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
- Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.