a person who is out of his proper place in life; someone who doesn't fit in如魚離水;感到生疏;不自在
She was the only girl at the party not in a formal dress and she felt like a fish out of water. 她在晚會上是唯一沒有穿禮服的女孩,因此覺得很不自在。
A new boy feels like a fish out of water when he first goes to school. 新學童初上學時,總是感到很不習慣。
When he was away from his colleagues, he felt like a fish out of water. 離開了他的同事們,他感到如魚離水一樣,感到生疏。