beside
[bɪ'saɪd] preposition
IMPROVER
■at the side of, next to 在…旁边；在…附近•Come and sit here beside me.过来坐在我身边。 •Our school was built right beside a river.我们的学校就建在河边。 ■compared to another person or thing 与…相比•Those books seem rather dull beside this one.与这本书相比，那些书似乎都很枯燥。 be beside the point
■to be in no way connected to the subject that is being discussed 离题，与讨论的问题无关•Let's stick to discussing whether the road should be built at all. The exact cost is beside the point.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。
[bɪ'saɪd] preposition
be beside yourself
■If you are beside yourself with a particular feeling or emotion, it is so strong that it makes you almost out of control （因情绪太强烈而）无法控制自己•He was beside himself with grief when she died.她死时他悲痛欲绝。 |