down and out
- IPA[ˌdaʊn ən(d) ˈaʊt]
英式
- (of a person) without money, a job, or a place to live; destitute;(of a boxer) knocked down and unable to continue fighting.
- a person without money, a job, or a place to live
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形容詞
- 1. (of a person) without money, a job, or a place to live; destitute a novel about being down and out in London
- 2. (of a boxer) knocked down and unable to continue fighting.
- ▪ (of a competitor) facing certain defeat behind, away from home, and down to 14 men, Kelso ought to have been down and out, but Jeffrey rallied his men
名詞
- 1. a person without money, a job, or a place to live a hostel for down-and-outs
- (of a person) without money, a job, or a place to live; destitute: a down-and-out homeless vagrant
- a person without money, a job, or a place to live: a hostel for down-and-outs
Oxford American Dictionary