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  4. get out of hand

get out of hand

/ɡɛt aʊt ʌv hænd/◆成语
失控

The party got out of hand and the police had to be called.

派对失控了,警方不得不出动。


◆ 真正含义
形容任何情况因失去控制而变得混乱或危险,强调超出预期或难以管理的状态。
¶ 字面意思
字面意思是'从手中脱离',引申为'失去掌控'。
字面拆解
get变成+out of脱离+hand手
◇ 意境
想象一只手原本握住某物,突然松开,物体脱手而出失去控制。
◈ 使用场景
派对上有人喝醉酒开始打架,场面一发不可收拾,用'get out of hand'形容。
◉ 文化注释
该短语在英语文化中常用于描述社会秩序、情绪或计划的失控,强调意外或负面后果。
非正式

失去控制,难以管理

The children's behavior got out of hand during the field trip.

孩子们在郊游时的行为失控了。

The project got out of hand due to poor planning.

由于计划不周,项目失控了。

常用于描述局面、情绪、计划等失去控制的状态。

搭配

get out of control失控spin out of control急剧失控

同义词

get out of controlspin out of controlrun wildgo awrylose control

反义词

under controlin checkmanageable

相关短语

lose one's head成语
失去理智
go off the rails成语
脱轨,失控

专业提示

记忆技巧

将'hand'想象为'掌控'(如'hand'在'upper hand'中表示控制权),'get out of hand'即'脱离掌控'。

黄金法则

使用场景

用于形容局面、情绪、计划等突然变得难以控制,通常带有负面含义。

词源

源于19世纪中期的航海术语,指船舵失去控制。后引申为任何情况失去掌控。

用法说明

常用于口语,表示局面变得难以处理或超出预期。

单词拆解

get
变得
verb
+
out of
脱离
prepositional phrase
+
hand
掌控
noun
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