| 词汇 | out of sorts |
| 释义 | Idiom out of sorts Theme: SICKNESS not feeling well; grumpy and irritable.I've been out of sorts for a day or two. I think I'm coming down with something.The baby is out of sorts. Maybe she's getting a tooth. Idiom out of sorts in an unhappy mood.He was feeling a little tired and sore and out of sorts. Related vocabulary: get up on the wrong side of the bedout of sortsIn an irritable, grouchy, or unhappy mood; not feeling well or in good spirits. I think something is bugging John, because he's been rather out of sorts lately. After living in Florida for so long, these awful Minnesota winters leave me feeling out of sorts. *out of sortsnot feeling well; grumpy and irritable. (*Typically: be ~; feel ~; get ~.) I've been out of sorts for a day or two. I think I'm coming down with something. The baby is out of sorts. Maybe she's getting a new tooth. out of sortsIrritable, grouchy, as in Don't ask him today-he's out of sorts. This expression also implies that one's poor spirits result from feeling slightly ill. [Early 1600s] The synonym out of humor, on the other hand, used more in Britain than America, simply means "ill-tempered" or "irritable." [Mid-1600s] out of sortsBRITISHIf you are out of sorts, you feel slightly unwell, upset, or annoyed. He returned to his motel room feeling ill-tempered and out of sorts. out of sorts1 slightly unwell. 2 in low spirits; irritable.out of sorts1. Slightly ill. 2. Irritable; cross: The teacher is out of sorts this morning. |
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