Dictionary entry
throw out of kilter
verb
使陷入混乱；打乱；使失常
to throw into great confusion or disorder
- 1.
throw into great confusion or disorder
In use
A single unexpected visitor can throw your whole evening out of kilter.
The storm threw the ferry timetable completely out of kilter.
Losing my glasses in the morning threw the whole day out of kilter.
throw sth out of kilter
sth为名词或代词，置于throw和out之间。
The earthquake threw the whole system out of kilter.
地震使整个系统失衡。
be thrown out of kilter
被动结构，强调状态改变。
The schedule was thrown out of kilter by the delay.
日程因延误被打乱了。
throw sb out of kilter
sb为人称代词或人名。
The sudden criticism threw her out of kilter.
突然的批评让她心神不宁。
Verb forms
base throw out of kilter · third person throws out of kilter · -ing throwing out of kilter · past threw out of kilter · past participle thrown out of kilter
本短语中的动词throw变化不规则，需单独记忆。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.