beside
preposition
uk/bɪˈsaɪd/us/bɪˈsaɪd/A2
at thesideof, next to:
在…旁边；在…附近Come andsithere beside me.过来坐在我身边。
Ourschoolwasbuiltrightbeside ariver.我们的学校就建在河边。
at the side of
- besideCome sit beside me.
- next toYour glasses are on the table next to my tea.
- alongCars were parked along the road.
- alongsideBikes shared the road alongside cars and mopeds.
- againstWe pushed the bed against the wall.
comparedto anotherpersonor thing:
与…相比Thosebooksseemverydullbeside this one.与这本书相比，那些书似乎都很枯燥。
be beside the point
C2
to be in no wayconnectedto thesubjectthat is beingdiscussed:
离题，与讨论的问题无关Let'ssticktodiscussingwhether theroadshould bebuiltat all. Theexactcostis beside thepoint.我们还是继续讨论这条路到底该不该建的问题吧。确切的造价不是问题的根本。
- Come andsitbeside me,duck.
- Shekneltdown beside thechild.
- Feeling atugat hissleeve, heturnedtoseeJoe beside him.
- Hisparentskeptvigilbeside hisbedforweeksbefore hedied.
- Thephotographshowsthehappycouplestandingbeside abananatree.
Next to and beside
- abreast
- adjacency
- adjacent
- adjoining
- against
- along
- atsomeone'selbowidiom
- bordering
- contiguity
- contiguous
- coterminous
- next door
- next door but oneidiom
- non-contiguous
- on
- shoulder
- shoulder to shoulderidiom
- side
- surrounding
- to
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Besideorbesides?
Beside is a preposition. It means ‘at the side of’ or ‘next to’. It is rather formal:…Beside
Beside is a preposition. It means ‘at the side of’ or ‘next to’. It is rather formal:…Besides
Besides is a preposition or a linking adverb. It means ‘in addition to’ or ‘also’:…Idiom
be besideyourself