如果形容什么东西是 out of place, 那就是说这个东西对某种场合或地方不合适，不相称。

 

例句

 

I wore an evening dress to the party, but everyone else was in jeans and trainers. I felt so out of place!

 

Sarah bought me a vintage clock for my birthday, but it looks out of place in my modern flat.

 

Your brother has no sense of rhythm¹ – he looks so out of place on the dance floor.

 

请注意

 

千万不要用 in / out of place 来表示某样东西放置错位了。

 

Some of these books are out of place. Did you move them?

 

Our flat is so untidy²! Everything needs to be in place when my parents come over for dinner.

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