sideline ['saɪd.laɪn] noun countable JOB 工作 ■an activity that you do as well as your main job 副业,兼职工作•Jim works in a bank, but teaches French in the evenings as a sideline.吉姆在银行工作,但他在晚上兼职教法语。 ['saɪd.laɪn] noun countable SPORT 运动 mainly US a line that shows the position of the side areas of play, especially for football (尤指橄榄球场地上的)边线•The ball fell just inside/on/outside the sideline.球正好落在了边线内/上/外。 ['saɪd.laɪn] noun countable on/from the sidelines ■If you are on the sidelines or do something from the sidelines, you are not actively involved in something 旁观;不参与•Our party has been on the political sidelines for too long - we must now work towards getting into power.我们的政党在野时间太长——我们现在必须争取掌权。 •She could only watch from the sidelines as her brother's health deteriorated.她只能眼睁睁地看着弟弟的健康恶化下去。 ['saɪd.laɪn] verb transitive ■If a sports player is sidelined they are prevented from playing or competing, and can only watch 使退出比赛,使停止参赛•Johnson has been sidelined through injury.约翰逊因伤退出了比赛。 ■to stop someone taking an active and important part in something 使靠边;使不再发挥重要作用;排挤•The minister was sidelined after he criticized party policy.该部长批评政党的政策后遭到了排挤。 |