sidelong

side·long

S0389400 (sīd′lông′, -lŏng′)adj.1. Directed to one side; sideways: a sidelong glance.2. So as to slant; sloping.adv.1. On or toward the side; sideways.2. In an oblique manner.

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[Alteration of sideling.]

sidelong

(ˈsaɪdˌlɒŋ) adj (prenominal) 1. directed or inclining to one side2. indirect or obliqueadvfrom the side; obliquely

side•long

(ˈsaɪdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ)

adj. 1. directed to one side: a sidelong glance. 2. slanting to one side; inclined. 3. indirect; roundabout. adv. 4. toward the side; obliquely. [1515–25]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sidelong - (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squintyindirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"
	2.	sidelong - situated at or extending to the side; "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennysonlateralside - located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
	3.	sidelong - inclining or directed to one side; "moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stokerinclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"
Adv.	1.	sidelong - on the side; "the plow lay sidelong on the ground"
	2.	sidelong - with the side toward someone or something; "seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
	3.	sidelong - to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"obliquely, sideways

sidelong

adjective sideways, indirect, oblique, covert, surreptitious, sideward She gave him a quick sidelong glance.

Translations

侧面地侧面的向旁地向旁的斜地

side

(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