| 词汇 | walk out |
| 释义 | Idiom walk out 1. to leave an event before it is finished. It was such a bad movie that I felt like walking out in the first fifteen minutes. 2. to refuse to work because of a disagreement with your employer. Airline pilots are threatening to walk out next week. Phr V walk out walks, walking, walked walk out to leave a performance or meeting before it has ended because you do not like it or because you are angryShe was so disgusted by some of the language in the film that she walked out. often + ofSome of the delegates walked out of the hall during her speech. to stop working because of a disagreement with your employerStaff walked out after further job losses were announced. walk-out nounFactory workers staged a walk-out to protest about rates of pay. to suddenly leave your husband, wife, or partner and end your relationship with themoften + onShe walked out on her boyfriend after three years of abuse.I brought up my children on my own after my husband walked out. walk out1. verb To abandon or leave someone. I can't believe you would even consider walking out on your family when they need you the most! My dad walked out when I was just a baby, so I've never met him. 2. verb To leave something abruptly, often because one is displeased or unhappy. That movie was so terrible that I actually walked out before it was over. 3. verb To go on strike. The union workers plan to walk out as soon as the contract expires. 4. verb To temporarily leave a place (by literally walking outside) as part of a protest, typically one's school or place of employment. The students walked out to call for gun reform. 5. verb To escort or accompany someone as they leave a particular building or place. A noun or pronoun can be used between "walk" and "out." Your sister's leaving now, so please walk her out. Make sure you walk out Grandma—she has trouble going down those steps. 6. noun A protest in which people leave a place (by literally walking outside), typically their school or place of employment. As a noun, the phrase is usually hyphenated or spelled as one word. There were massive walkouts across the country today by students calling for gun reform. walk someone outto accompany someone out, walking. I'll walk you out. The exit is hard to find. Please let me walk you out so you don't get lost. walk out (on something)Fig. to leave a performance (of something by someone). We didn't like the play at all, so we walked out. John was giving a very dull speech, and a few people even walked out on him. walk out(on someone) Fig. to abandon someone; to leave one's spouse. Mr. Franklin walked out on Mrs. Franklin last week. Bob walked out on Jane without saying goodbye. walk out1. Go on strike, as in The union threatened to walk out if management would not listen to its demands. [Late 1800s] 2. Leave suddenly, especially as a sign of disapproval. For example, The play was so bad we walked out after the first act. [First half of 1800s] 3. Also, walk out on. Desert, abandon, as in He walked out on his wife and five children. [Late 1800s] walk outv. 1. To abandon or forsake one's family or other personal relationship: After ten years of marriage, she walked out. He walked out on his family and moved to California. 2. To leave suddenly, often as a signal of disapproval: Offended by the testimony, the senator walked out of the hearing. 3. To go on strike: The contract negotiations stalled, so the union walked out. |
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