He's been out of action for 16 months with a serious knee injury.

他因严重的膝伤已经16个月不能活动了。

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The photocopier is out of action today.

复印机今天出故障了。

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Jon will be out of action for weeks with a broken leg.

乔恩断了一条腿，将有几个星期不能工作。

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"Ben approached a financial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom, with bold action and out-of-the-box thinking that has helped put the brakes on our economic freefall."

VOA: special.2009.08.28

A sell-out crowd of 71,000 was treated to an action-filled match.

VOA: standard.2009.07.25

Ms. McCabe joins a boisterous coalition against fluoride that also includes Portland's NAACP branch, its Sierra Club chapter and a group of acupuncturists along with at least one out-of-state conservative political-action committee.

WSJ: Fight Over Fluoridated Water Splits Portland's Left

With back, groin and ankle injuries - plus on one occasion the birth of his daughter - keeping Flintoff out of action, the team now realises they must have a Plan B in his absence.

BBC: Flintoff celebrates a one-day wicket

The website physioroom.com's Premier League injury table on the weekend of 4-5 December recorded there were 108 top-flight players out of action.

BBC: Total fitness from the land of Total Football