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

• He is rumoured to be on the way out of professional cycling following a disastrous season.
  经过一个失败的赛季之后，据传他即将退出职业自行车赛。
• The ban on Sunday shopping could be on its way out before Christmas
  周末购物的禁令可能会在圣诞节前被取消。
• 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。
• He may try to blast his way out of trouble, playing attacking shots to balls he would not normally contemplate hitting.
  他可能是想努力摆脱困境，平时不会考虑击打的球也打起了进攻。
• 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。
• We'll have to think of a way to solve the problem.; We must find a way out.
  我们得想个法子解决这个问题。
• 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。
• He's good at ad-libbing his way out of trouble
  他善于为自己妙语解围。
• 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。
• You're way out of line, lady.
  女士，你实在是太过分了。