aside
[ə'saɪd] adverb
TO ONE SIDE 向一边
IMPROVER
■on or to one side 在旁边；到（或向）一边•Stand aside, please, and let these people pass.请往边上站一站，让这些人过去。 •He pulled the curtain aside.他把窗帘拉开。 •I gave her a plate of food but she pushed it aside.我给她一碟食物，但她把碟子推开了。 •I've forgotten my cheque book, so could you put this book aside (= keep this book) for me and I'll come back later on.我忘了带支票簿，麻烦你把这本书替我留一下，我稍后再来买。 •She took me aside (= took me away from the people) to tell me the news.她把我拉到一边告诉我这个消息。 put/set sth aside
■If you put/set aside money, you save it for a particular purpose 留出…；拨出…；省出…•Every week I put aside a few pounds for a new TV.我每星期省下几英镑，以后好买台新电视机。 leave/put sth aside
■If you leave or put a problem or request aside, you ignore it until you are able to solve it 把…暂且放在一边•Let's leave that matter aside for now and talk about the more urgent problem facing us.眼下我们暂且把那件事放在一边，先来讨论我们面临的更为紧迫的问题。
[ə'saɪd] adverb
EXCEPT 除了
aside from
■except for 除…以外•Money continues to be a problem but 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。 •I hardly watch any television, aside from news and current affairs.除了看看新闻和时事，我很少看电视。
[ə'saɪd] noun countable
■a remark that someone makes in a quiet voice because they do not want everyone to hear it 小声说的话•a whispered aside悄悄话 ■a remark or story in a speech or text which is not part of the main subject 离题话；插入语•The informative asides about rural life make this wine guide rather special.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。 |