out of 名词的短语

out of action 损坏，发生故障 ；

out of breath 气喘吁吁，喘不过气来；

out of character 不相称；不恰当；

out of condition 身体不好，情况欠佳；

out of control 失去控制

例句

The storm put the telephones out of action. 暴风雨使电话发生了故障。

The engine of the car is out of action. 这辆小汽车的`发动机出了故障。

Can we have a rest? I’m a bit out of breath. 我们能休息一下吗？我有点气喘不过来。

We ran so fast that we were out of breath. 我们跑得太快以致喘不过气来。

It is out of character for him to say thing like that. 他说那样的话是不恰当的。

I’ve had no exercise for ages; I’m really out of condition. 我已多时没运动了，现在健康状况欠佳。