out of commission 详细解释

out of commission

adj. 退役的(不能使用的, 损坏了的)

损坏的

With so many machines out of commission how can we finish the work in time?

这么多机器坏了, 我们怎么能及时完成工作呢?

词义辨析

同义参见:

defective  

补充

out of commissionout of commission1.不在使用中, 退役With so many ships out of commission, how can we win this war?这么多船不能用, 我们怎能打胜仗呢?2.不能得到, 不能工作A flat tire put my bicycle out of commision.车胎跑气使我的自行车无法使用。

例句

1. "The elevator/doorbell was out of commission. [=broken, out of order]"电梯/门铃坏了。 2. "He was out of commission [=unable to work, travel, etc.] for three days with the flu."他得了流感,三天没能正常做事。