way out
way out — 名詞
1. a door, path, or other route that lets you leave a building or place, or that fr
出口；出路
離開某地或脫離困境的通道
a door, path, or other route that lets you leave a building or place, or that frees you from a hard situation
Ritu followed the green signs until she found the way out of the car park.
Ritu 跟著綠色指示牌走，直到找到停車場的出口。
the way out of [place]
When the fire alarm rang, the guards pointed everyone toward the nearest way out.
火警鈴響時，警衛指引大家朝最近的出口走。
Borrowing more money felt like the only way out of their debt.
再借更多錢，似乎是他們擺脫債務的唯一出路。
The old theatre had just one narrow way out at the back of the stage.
那間老劇院在舞台後方只有一個狹窄的出口。
Minho looked for a way out of the argument without hurting his friend's feelings.
Minho 想找個既不傷朋友感情、又能結束這場爭執的出路。
文法句型
the way out (of [place])
用法筆記
Often followed by 'of' to name the place or problem you leave. The literal exit reading and the figurative 'escape from a problem' reading share the same form; context tells them apart.
常見錯誤
way out — 副詞
1. very far from a town or from where most people are, often in a lonely or empty p
遠在
離城鎮或人群很遠的地方
very far from a town or from where most people are, often in a lonely or empty place
Walid grew up on a farm way out in the desert, hours from the nearest town.
Walid 在沙漠深處的農場長大，離最近的城鎮有好幾個小時車程。
way out in [a remote place]
Their cabin sits way out in the hills, with no shops for thirty miles.
他們的小木屋遠在山裡，方圓三十英里都沒有商店。
Lien moved way out into the countryside to escape the city noise.
Lien 為了躲開城市的喧囂，搬到了很遠的鄉下。
The fishing boat drifted way out past the harbour wall before the storm hit.
暴風雨來襲前，那艘漁船已經漂到遠在港口防波堤之外的地方。
- far out
similar, but more often used of distance at sea
- miles away
informal; stresses great distance without a direction
- nearby
close to where you are
文法句型
way out (in/at [place])
用法筆記
Adds emphasis to a place expression like 'in the desert' or 'past the wall'; it always leans on the phrase that follows, not on its own.
way out — 形容詞
1. strange and very different from what people expect, usually in a bold or modern
新潮怪異
大膽前衛、與眾不同的風格
strange and very different from what people expect, usually in a bold or modern style
Sivan wore a way-out silver jacket that made everyone at the party stare.
Sivan 穿了一件新潮怪異的銀色外套，讓派對上的每個人都盯著看。
way-out [noun]: bold, modern style
The band's way-out new sound mixed jazz drums with old computer beeps.
這個樂團新潮怪異的曲風，把爵士鼓和老電腦的嗶嗶聲混在一起。
Christopher painted the walls in way-out colours that his neighbours found shocking.
Christopher 把牆漆成新潮怪異的顏色，鄰居都覺得很驚人。
Some of the designer's way-out ideas looked more like art than clothing.
這位設計師有些新潮怪異的點子，看起來更像藝術品而非服裝。
- unconventional
neutral and more formal; no dated flavour
- far-out
informal near-synonym from the same era
- conventional
following the usual, expected style
- ordinary
plain and not surprising
文法句型
way-out [noun]
用法筆記
Often written with a hyphen before a noun ('a way-out hat'). It sounds dated now and is mostly heard from older speakers describing fashion, art, or music.