out of kilter

介词短语
中文释义
英 /ˌaʊt əv ˈkɪltə/    美 /ˌaʊt əv ˈkɪltɚ/

英文释义

介词短语
  1. Askew, disturbed; not adjusted or working properly; out of order. idiomatic
    — I stayed up late to watch a movie, and my entire sleeping schedule has been out of kilter ever since.

词形变化

out of kelter alternative

词源

From out of + kilter, kelter (“good condition, form, or order; fettle”). The latter word is of uncertain origin, but appears widely in a British dialect and also in the United States.
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