(人、情绪、情况或事件)失去控制的;无法约束的;失控的。也可形容(车等)不受操控地偏离控制。
/ˌaʊt əv kənˈtroʊl/
The kids were out-of-control at the party.
孩子们在派对上闹得失控。
Inflation became out-of-control, forcing the government to raise interest rates sharply.
通货膨胀变得一发不可收拾,迫使政府大幅加息。
由短语 out of(“脱离/不在……之中”)+ control(“控制”)组合而成,字面意思是“在控制之外”。常用作形容词(常加连字符 out-of-control),也可作表语(不加连字符更常见:*The situation is out of control.*)。