表达 “be out of sorts” 或 “feel out of sorts” 既可以表示一个人 “身体有点不舒服”，也可以指一个人 “心情不太好”。

 

“Be/feel out of sorts” 不能用来谈论严重的病症或具体的病情，而是泛指一个人的 “整体状态不好，感觉有些不对头”。所以，当你只想泛泛地告诉他人自己 “身体不舒服” 或 “心情不好”，而不想提及具体的病情或原因时，就可以使用这个表达。

 

例句

A: Are you OK, Mo? You don't look very well.

B: Yeah, I've been feeling a little out of sorts today. Thanks for asking.

“你还好吗，莫？你脸色看起来不太好。”

“是啊。我今天身体不太舒服。谢谢关心。”

 

Whenever he's feeling out of sorts, Frank¹ asks his mother to make him her special noodle soup. He usually feels much better after that.

每当他身体不舒服时，弗兰克就会让妈妈为他做她拿手的面条汤。吃完后他就感觉好多了。

 

Our cat was definitely² out of sorts yesterday – you could tell because he wasn't eating and he slept almost all day. He seems OK today, though.

我们家的猫昨天一定是状态不好。你能看出来，他什么都不吃，而且几乎睡了一整天。不过他今天好像没事了。

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