be out of action

• prep. 失去作用(停止运行)

例句

用作介词 (prep.)

1. These may keep out the contagion for a small time but they will not work in a world that will soon be blanketed in bit-bearing media.
   这些岗哨或许能暂时把传染挡在外面但在一个即将被比特媒体覆盖的世界中这一切都将失去作用。