英语词组fish out of water是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

fish out of water

One who does not feel comfortable in a new environment. When Carla transferred to a new school, she felt like a fish out of water because she didn't know anyone there. Marie was like a fish out of water when she assumed a manger position at the company where she had worked as a clerk for so long.

fish out of water, a

A person away from his or her usual environment or activities. For example, Using a computer for the first time, Carl felt like a fish out of water, or On a hiking trail, Nell was a fish out of water. This expression alludes to the fact that fish cannot survive for long on dry land. [Late 1300s]

a fish out of water

If you are like a fish out of water, you feel awkward because you are in an unfamiliar situation or because the people you are with are very different from you. I think he thought of himself as a country gentleman and was like a fish out of water in Birmingham. It's not as if I had any obvious trauma in my life; I just felt like a fish out of water. Note: You can use fish-out-of-water before a noun, to describe a situation where someone feels awkward. The fish-out-of-water feeling continued when she went to study in Cambridge.

a fish out of water

a person who is in a completely unsuitable environment or situation.

1991 Margaret Weiss King's Test He realized that he was a fish out of water—a pilot in the midst of marines.

a ˌfish out of ˈwater

(informal) a person who feels uncomfortable or embarrassed in unfamiliar surroundings: Everybody else knew each other really well, so I felt a bit like a fish out of water.

fish out of water, a

A person who is out of his or her element. It presumably was observed in ancient times that fish cannot survive long out of water, because their gills cannot take oxygen from the air if they are dry. St. Athanasius is credited as the first to transfer this idea to human beings out of their usual environment, sometime before a.d. 373. The simile reappears in numerous fourteenth-century writings, by John Wycliffe, Geoffrey Chaucer, and others, and survives as a cliché to the present day.

词组	fish out of water
释义	Idiom fish out of water someone who is uncomfortable in a particular situation. After living in Hong Kong for most of his life, Lee was a fish out of water in Los Angeles. fish out of water One who does not feel comfortable in a new environment. When Carla transferred to a new school, she felt like a fish out of water because she didn't know anyone there. Marie was like a fish out of water when she assumed a manger position at the company where she had worked as a clerk for so long. fish out of water, a A person away from his or her usual environment or activities. For example, Using a computer for the first time, Carl felt like a fish out of water, or On a hiking trail, Nell was a fish out of water. This expression alludes to the fact that fish cannot survive for long on dry land. [Late 1300s] a fish out of water If you are like a fish out of water, you feel awkward because you are in an unfamiliar situation or because the people you are with are very different from you. I think he thought of himself as a country gentleman and was like a fish out of water in Birmingham. It's not as if I had any obvious trauma in my life; I just felt like a fish out of water. Note: You can use fish-out-of-water before a noun, to describe a situation where someone feels awkward. The fish-out-of-water feeling continued when she went to study in Cambridge. a fish out of water a person who is in a completely unsuitable environment or situation. 1991 Margaret Weiss King's Test He realized that he was a fish out of water—a pilot in the midst of marines. a ˌfish out of ˈwater (informal) a person who feels uncomfortable or embarrassed in unfamiliar surroundings: Everybody else knew each other really well, so I felt a bit like a fish out of water. fish out of water, a A person who is out of his or her element. It presumably was observed in ancient times that fish cannot survive long out of water, because their gills cannot take oxygen from the air if they are dry. St. Athanasius is credited as the first to transfer this idea to human beings out of their usual environment, sometime before a.d. 373. The simile reappears in numerous fourteenth-century writings, by John Wycliffe, Geoffrey Chaucer, and others, and survives as a cliché to the present day.
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