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sidelight
side·light S0389000 (sīd′līt′)n.1. A light coming from the side.2. Nautical Either of two lights, red to port, green to starboard, shown by ships at night.3. A piece of incidental or contrasting information.4. Usage Problem An additional activity; a sideline.Usage Note: Sidelight is sometimes used to refer to an additional activity, no doubt by confusion with sideline. The Usage Panel does not cotton to this usage, with 77 percent rejecting it in our 2008 survey in He started his own trio in 1990. As a sidelight, he worked with Freddie Hubbard.sidelight (ˈsaɪdˌlaɪt) n1. light coming from the side2. (Building) a side window3. (Nautical Terms) either of the two navigational running lights used by vessels at night, a red light on the port and a green on the starboard4. (Automotive Engineering) Brit either of two small lights on the front of a motor vehicle, used to indicate the presence of the vehicle at night rather than to assist the driver5. additional or incidental informationside•light (ˈsaɪdˌlaɪt)
n. 1. an item of incidental information. 2. a red light on the port side or a green on the starboard carried by a vessel under way at night. 3. light coming from the side. 4. a window at the side of a door or another window. [1600–10] sidelight(automobile) parking lightThesaurus| Noun | 1. | sidelight - light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bowrunning lightlight source, light - any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" |
Translationsside (said) noun1. (the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line. He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me. 邊 边2. a surface of something. A cube has six sides. 面 面3. one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back. There is a label on the side of the box. 側面 侧面4. either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc. Don't waste paper – write on both sides! 正或反面 正或反面5. the right or left part of the body. I've got a pain in my side. 身體左或右側 身体的侧身6. a part or division of a town etc. He lives on the north side of the town. 城區 城区7. a slope (of a hill). a mountain-side. 山坡 山坡8. a point of view; an aspect. We must look at all sides of the problem. 方面 方面9. a party, team etc which is opposing another. Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning? (比賽)其中一方 （比赛中的）一方或队 adjective additional, but less important. a side issue. 次要的 次要的-side (the ground etc beside) the edge of something. He walked along the dockside/quayside; a roadside café. 在…邊 （路等）旁、侧 -sided having (a certain number or type of) sides. a four-sided figure. 有...類型邊(或面)的，有...個邊(或面)的 几面（边）的 ˈsidelong adjective, adverb from or to the side; not directly. a sidelong glance; He glanced sidelong. 從旁邊的，往旁邊的，間接的 横向的，向旁的，侧面的，间接的，斜的 ˈsideways adjective, adverb to or towards one side. He moved sideways; a sideways movement. 斜向一邊的(地) ，向旁邊 斜向一边的（地） ˈsideburns noun plural the usually short hair grown on the side of a man's face in front of the ears. 鬢腳，落腮鬍 鬓脚，连鬓胡子 side effect an additional (often bad) effect of a drug etc. These pills have unpleasant side effects. 藥物(不良的)副作用 （药的）副作用 ˈsidelight noun a light fixed to the side, or at the side of the front or back, of a car, boat etc. He switched his sidelights on when it began to get dark. 側燈 侧灯ˈsideline noun1. a business etc carried on outside one's regular job or activity. He runs a mail-order business as a sideline. 副業，兼職 副业，兼职 2. the line marking one of the long edges of a football pitch etc. 球場邊線 球场边线ˈsidelines noun plural the position or point of view of a person not actually taking part in a sport, argument etc. He threw in the occasional suggestion from the sidelines. 局外人的觀點 局外人的观点side road a small, minor road. 小路 小道ˈsidestep – past tense, past participle ˈsidestepped – verb1. to step to one side. He sidestepped as his attacker tried to grab him. 閃避到一邊 横跨一步躲闪2. to avoid. to sidestep a problem. 迴避 回避ˈside-street noun a small, minor street. The man ran down a side-street and disappeared. 小巷 小巷ˈsidetrack verb to turn (a person) aside from what he was about to do. I intended to write letters this evening, but was sidetracked into going to the pictures instead. 使(某人)轉變話題或轉移目標 使改变主意，使转移目标 ˈsidewalk noun (American) a pavement or footpath. (美)人行道 人行道from all sides from every direction. People were running towards him from all sides. 從四面八方 从四面八方on all sides all around. With enemies on all sides, we were trapped. 到處 到处，在各方面 side by side beside one another; close together. They walked along the street side by side. 肩並肩地 肩并肩地side with to give support to in an argument etc. Don't side with him against us! 偏袒某人 支持某人take sides to choose to support a particular opinion, group etc against another. Everybody in the office took sides in the dispute. 選邊支持 袒护某人sidelight
sidelight1. either of the two navigational running lights used by vessels at night, a red light on the port and a green on the starboard 2. Brit either of two small lights on the front of a motor vehicle, used to indicate the presence of the vehicle at night rather than to assist the driver SidelightA framed area of fixed glass, usually comprising a number of small panes; commonly one of pair of such lights, set vertically on each side of a door. sidelight  sidelights with fanlight above door A framed area of glass that does not open, typically composed of a number of small fixed panes; commonly one of a pair of such lights, set vertically on each side of a door.MedicalSeesidesidelight
Synonyms for sidelightnoun light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's directionSynonymsRelated Words |