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kilter

noun
🔊/ˈkɪltə(r)/
🔊/ˈkɪltər/
Word Originearly 17th cent.: of unknown origin.
[uncountable]Idioms
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Idioms
out of kilter
  1. not agreeing with or the same as something else（与…）不一致，不同
    • His views are out of kilter with world opinion.他的观点与世人的看法不一样。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
  2. no longer continuing or working in the normal way不正常；失常
    • Long flights throw my sleeping pattern out of kilter for days.长途飞行把我的睡眠习惯打乱了好几天。🔊🔊