out of order片语

故障、坏了、不能用

The elevator has been out of order for three days.

这部电梯已经坏了三天。

次序颠倒、顺序错乱

Two pages of the report were out of order.

报告里有两页顺序颠倒了。

违反规程、不合议事规则正式

The chairman ruled her question out of order.

主席裁定她的提问不符合议事规则。

过分、不得体、说不过去英式口语

What he said to the waiter was completely out of order.

他对服务生说的那些话实在太过分了。

故障的、无法使用的

Someone taped an out-of-order sign to the vending machine.

有人在自动贩卖机上贴了一张故障告示。