out of action 详细解释

out of action

不(再)起作用, 不(再)运转

1. 不活动

After a bad fall I was out of action for a month.

我在重重地摔了一跤后, 有一个月的时间不能行动。

2. 不运转

The enemy's machine gun was put out of action.

敌人的机枪被打坏了。

词义辨析

反义参见:

in action  

英英释义

形容词 out of action:

so badly injured as to be excused from continuing

同义词:disabled, hors de combat

补充

out of actionout of action1.不再运转, 失去效用I'm out of action with a sore back.我因背痛而不能工作。

例句

1. They were trapped after the lifts went out of action.电梯出现故障, 他们被困在里面了。 2. I'm afraid the photocopier is out of action.恐怕复印机坏了。 3. I was out of action with a sprained ankle.我扭了脚踝, 无法工作了。 4. He's been out of action for 16 months.他已经有16个月没在工作了。 5. He broke his leg and the doctors say that he'll be out of action [=out of commission] for at least a month.他一条腿断了,医生说他至少一个月不能活动。 6. His broken leg will put/keep him out of action for at least a month.他一条腿断了,至少得歇一个月。