aside
adverb
uk/əˈsaɪd/us/əˈsaɪd/asideadverb(TO ONE SIDE)
B2
on or to oneside:
在旁边;到(或向)一边Standaside,please, andletthesepeoplepass.请往边上站一站,让这些人过去。
Hepulledthecurtainaside.他把窗帘拉开。
I gave her aplateoffoodbut shepushedit aside.我给她一盘吃的,可她把盘子推开了。
I'veforgottenmywallet, so could youputthisbookaside(=keepthisbook)for me and I'll come backlateron.我忘了带钱包,麻烦你把这本书替我留一下,我稍后再来买。
Shetookme aside(= took me away from the otherpeople)totellme thenews.她把我拉到一边告诉了我这个消息。
put/set asidemoney
B2(orput/setmoneyaside)
If you put or set asidemoney, yousaveit for aparticularpurpose:
EveryweekI put aside somemoneyfor a new TV.我每星期省下一些钱,以后好买台新电视机。
leave/put/setsomethingaside
If youleave, put, or set something aside, you do nottalkabout ordealwith it at thepresenttime:
Let'sleavethatmatteraside for now andtalkabout the moreurgentproblemfacingus.眼下我们暂且把那件事放一放,先来讨论我们面临的更为紧迫的问题。
- Thecrowdwatchedas therefereedrewtheplayeraside andspoketo him.
- Theyelbowedtheonlookersaside.
- Stand aside,please, so thedoctorcan get through.
- In allseriousnessnow -jokingaside - I dothinkthere's aproblemhere that we've got to getsorted.
- Shelaidaside herbookand went toanswerthephone.
Backwards, sideways and back and forth
- anticlockwise
- back and forthidiom
- back to frontphrase
- backward
- backwards
- hither and thitheridiom
- lateral
- laterally
- libration
- retro
- round
- saw
- side
- stand
- step aside
- swept-back
- there and backidiom
- to and fro
- to-ing and fro-ing
- wrong
asideadverb(EXCEPT)
aside from
B2
except for:
除…以外Moneycontinuesto be aproblembut aside from that we're all well.缺钱依然是个问题,但是除此以外,我们一切都还顺利。
aside
noun[C]
uk/əˈsaɪd/us/əˈsaɪd/aremarkthat someone makes in aquietvoicebecause they do notwanteveryone tohearit:
小声说的话awhisperedaside悄悄话
aremarkorstoryin aspeechortextthat is notpartof themainsubject:
离题话;插入语Theinformativeasides aboutrurallifemake thiswineguideratherspecial.这本品酒指南不时插入一些有关乡村生活的描述,这让人感到耳目一新。
something you say or write that expresses an opinion
- commentThe MP could not be reached for comment.
- remarkHis controversial remarks about race were widely reported.
- statementIn a statement released earlier today, the team denied allegations of cheating.
- declarationThe sovereign made a formal declaration of war.
- observationShe makes some interesting observations about human nature in her book.
- commentaryI love that sports announcer's commentary - it's always so funny!
Remarks & remarking
- air
- annotate
- annotation
- annotator
- backbite
- backbiting
- barb
- commentary
- dog whistle
- felicity
- innuendo
- last word
- line
- malediction
- mention
- platitude
- profundity
- remark
- sideswipe
- throwaway