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out of the way

/out-uhv-thuh-wey/US // ˈaʊt əv ðəˌweɪ //

无路可走,没办法,闭塞,闭塞的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : remote from much-traveled, frequented, or populous regions; secluded: an out-of-the-way inn up in the hills.
    • : seldom encountered; unusual: out-of-the-way information.
    • : giving offense; improper: an out-of-the-way remark.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.

  • Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.

  • It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.

  • "Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.

  • In this way bundles of the plants are easily made, and in most cases these can be readily carried about.

  • And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.

  • You would not think it too much to set the whole province in flames so that you could have your way with this wretched child.