way out

英 [ˌweɪ ˈaʊt]

美 [ˌweɪ ˈaʊt]

n.  (建筑物的)出口; (困境的)出路

习惯用语

n.

on the way out
• 在离开时
  as you are leaving
• 开始过时
  going out of fashion

牛津词典

noun

• （建筑物的）出口
  a door used for leaving a building
• （困境的）出路
  a way of escaping from a difficult situation
  1. She was in a mess and could see no way out.
     她陷入困境，找不到出路。

英英释义

noun

• an opening that permits escape or release
  1. he blocked the way out
  2. the canyon had only one issue
  Synonym:exitissueoutlet

双语例句

• As soon as things got difficult he took the easy way out
  事情刚变得有点棘手他就急忙脱身。
• Gino clawed his way out of underworld obscurity to become a millionaire hotelier.
  吉诺从底层社会的无名小卒一步步奋斗成为拥有百万家财的酒店大亨。
• Clambering over sackfuls of lemons, Boris tried to find a way out.
  鲍里斯手忙脚乱地爬过一个个装满柠檬的口袋，想找条出路。
• I had to worm my way out sideways from the bench in a ridiculous, undignified fashion
  我侧着身子艰难地从长凳上移开，那个样子很可笑，很不雅观。
• I negotiated my way out of the airport and joined the flow of cars.
  我驱车驶出机场，汇入车流之中。
• Please don't get up, I can find my own way out.
  请别起来，我能找到出去的路。
• We'll find a way out ourselves.
  我们自己去想办法。
• The hotels are full up, and the guests have had to go to this dinky little motel way out on Stewart Avenue.
  宾馆已经客满了，客人们不得不到斯图尔特街上这家偏远的小汽车旅馆里来。
• There are encouraging signs that cold war attitudes are on the way out
  有令人欣慰的迹象表明冷战思维即将成为历史。
• John tried to answer the teacher's question, but he was way out in the left field.
  约翰试图回答教师的问题，但他所说的却是驴唇不对马嘴。