格格不入 meaning in English
be misfits; be like a round peg in a square hole; be like square pegs in round holes; be ill-adapted to ...; be out of tune with sb.; cannot fit into ...; cannot fit one another; cannot get along with one another; feel oneself in a false position; feel out of one's element; incongruous
Examples
- Anybody could tell that he didn't belong .
谁都看得出，他感到格格不入。 - She would judge beyond him on these things .
她对事物的看法与他格格不入。 - At school she always felt the odd one out .
她上学时总觉得和大家格格不入。 - It was contrary to every doctrine of her belief .
那是与她的信条格格不入的。 - They were on a footing of reciprocal tolerance .
他们总是格格不入，面和心不和。