熟詞生義：“out of order”別理解成“沒有訂單”

大家好，歡迎來的餅哥英語的頻道，今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——out of order, 這個短語的含義不是指“沒有訂單”，其正確的含義是：

out of order 發生故障；次序顛倒

Sorry, the vending machine is out of order. You'll have to go across the street to get a snack.

抱歉，自助售賣機發生了故障，你必須去家對面買零食了。

The elevator is out of order, we'll have to take the stairs.

電梯發生故障了，我們必須得爬樓梯。

The oil burner is out of order again. We need to have this fixed.

燃油爐又一次發生故障了， 我們需要找人修好它。

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The phone is out of order again.

手機再一次發生了故障。

She noticed that the books on the shelf were out of order.

她注意到架子上的那些書次序顛倒了。

All these cards were alphabetized, and now they're out of order.

所有的卡片都依字母順序排列，現在他們完全顛倒了。