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英语单词“a fish out of water”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

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单词 a fish out of water 释义

a fish out of water

idiomapersonwhofeelsawkwardorunhappybecause they are in asituationthat is notfamiliaror because they are different from thepeoplearound them:I didn't have anyfriendsthat were like me. I just alwaysfeltlikeafishout ofwater.Helovesbeingmarriedand if he wasn't he'dbe likeafishout ofwater."He was something of afishout ofwaterhere," said a coworker.
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(Definition ofa fish out of waterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)

a fish out of water| American Dictionary

a fish out of water

idiomsomeone who isuncomfortablein aspecificsituation:Ifeltlike a fish out ofwaterat my newschool.(Definition ofa fish out of waterfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/fish-out-of-water##