sideways

side·ways

S0392700 (sīd′wāz′) also side·way (-wā′)adv. & adj.1. Toward one side: took a step sideways; a sideways glance.2. From one side: a painting lit sideways; sideways pressure.3. With the side forward: turned sideways to show the profile; a sideways view.

sideways

(ˈsaɪdˌweɪz) or

sidewise

adv1. moving, facing, or inclining towards one side2. from one side; obliquely3. with one side forwardadj (prenominal) 4. moving or directed to or from one side5. towards or from one side

side•ways

(ˈsaɪdˌweɪz)

adv. 1. with a side foremost. 2. facing to the side. 3. toward or from one side. 4. obliquely; askance. adj. 5. moving, facing, or directed toward one side. 6. indirect; evasive. [1570–80]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sideways - (of movement) at an anglecrabwiseoblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"
Adv.	1.	sideways - with one side forward or to the front; "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise"sideway, sidewise
	2.	sideways - from the side; obliquely; "a picture lit sideways"; "scenes viewed sidewise"sideway, sidewise
	3.	sideways - toward one side; "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows"sidewise, sideway
	4.	sideways - to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"obliquely, sidelong

sideways

adverb1. indirectly, covertly, obliquely, surreptitiously, furtively He glanced sideways at her.2. to the side, laterally, crabwise They moved sideways, their arms still locked together.adjective1. sidelong, side, covert, slanted, oblique, furtive, surreptitious Alfred shot him a sideways glance.

Translations

斜侧斜向一边地斜向一边的

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.边2. a surface of something. A cube has six sides.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.侧面4. either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc. Don't waste paper – write on both sides!正或反面5. the right or left part of the body. I've got a pain in my side.身体的侧身6. a part or division of a town etc. He lives on the north side of the town.城区7. a slope (of a hill). a mountain-side.山坡8. a point of view; an aspect. We must look at all sides of the problem.方面9. a party, team etc which is opposing another. Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning? （比赛中的）一方或队 adjective additional, but less important. a side issue.次要的-side (the ground etc beside) the edge of something. He walked along the dockside/quayside; a roadside café. （路等）旁、侧 -sided having (a certain number or type of) sides. a four-sided figure. 几面（边）的 ˈsidelong adjective, adverb from or to the side; not directly. a sidelong glance; He glanced sidelong. 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. 斜向一边的（地） ˈsideburns noun plural the usually short hair grown on the side of a man's face in front of the ears. 鬓脚，连鬓胡子 side effect an additional (often bad) effect of a drug etc. These pills have unpleasant side effects. （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.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. 副业，兼职 2. the line marking one of the long edges of a football pitch etc. 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.局外人的观点side road a small, minor road. 小道ˈsidestep – past tense, past participle ˈsidestepped – verb1. to step to one side. He sidestepped as his attacker tried to grab him.横跨一步躲闪2. to avoid. to sidestep a problem.回避ˈside-street noun a small, minor street. The man ran down a side-street and disappeared.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. 使改变主意，使转移目标 ˈsidewalk noun (American) a pavement or footpath. 人行道from all sides from every direction. People were running towards him from all sides.从四面八方on all sides all around. With enemies on all sides, we were trapped. 到处，在各方面 side by side beside one another; close together. They walked along the street side by side.肩并肩地side with to give support to in an argument etc. Don't side with him against us!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.袒护某人

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knock (one) sideways

1. To cause one to topple over as a result of a very forceful impact. The cyclist wasn't going very fast at all, but he still knocked me sideways when he ran into me. The child was standing at the edge of the beach when a large wave knocked her sideways.2. To shock, surprise, astonish, or bewilder one, especially in a distressing or upsetting manner. I know the death of his mother really knocked Tom sideways. It knocked everyone in the company sideways when Olivia announced that she was leaving.See also: knock, sideways

be knocked sideways

To be damaged or harmed, possibly beyond repair. Primarily heard in UK. Our economy has really been knocked sideways by the recession.See also: knock, sideways

look sideways at (someone or something)

To view or regard something in a disapproving or distrustful manner. I can't understand why everyone in this club is looking sideways at me. Am I not wearing the right clothes? Some people look sideways at these institutions, but I believe they are beneficial to the public.See also: look, sideways

knock someone for a loop

1. Fig. to strike someone hard. You really knocked me for a loop. I hope that was an accident. DI was really knocked for a loop by the falling branch. 2. and throw someone for a loop Fig. to confuse or shock someone. (This is more severe and upsetting than throw someone a curve.) When Bill heard the news, it threw him for a loop. The manager knocked Bob for a loop by firing him on the spot.See also: knock, loop

knock for a loop

Also, throw for a loop; knock down or over with a feather ; knock sideways. Overcome with surprise or astonishment, as in The news of his death knocked me for a loop, or Being fired without any warning threw me for a loop, or Jane was knocked sideways when she found out she won. The first two of these hyperbolic colloquial usages, dating from the first half of the 1900s, allude to the comic-strip image of a person pushed hard enough to roll over in the shape of a loop. The third hyperbolic term, often put as You could have knocked me down with a feather, intimating that something so light as a feather could knock one down, dates from the early 1800s; the fourth was first recorded in 1925. See also: knock, loop

look sideways at

Glance at suspiciously or amorously, as in I'm sure the detective was looking sideways at me, and it made me very nervous, or They were looking sideways at each other, and I don't think it was innocent. [Mid-1800s] Also see look askance. See also: look, sideways

be knocked sideways

BRITISHIf something is knocked sideways, it is severely damaged, and may not recover. Most of the country's trade unions have been knocked sideways in the past decade. Confidence in the British legal system has been knocked sideways. Compare with knock someone sideways.See also: knock, sideways

knock someone sideways

BRITISHIf something knocks you sideways, it makes you feel amazed, confused, or very upset. What knocks most visitors sideways is the sheer power and beauty of the place. Something like this, a huge shock, completely knocks you sideways. Compare with be knocked sideways.See also: knock, sideways, someone

knock someone sideways

affect someone very severely; make someone severely depressed or unable to cope. informal 1998 Penelope Lively Spiderweb It's always knocked me sideways—the thought of what we carry around, stashed away. See also: knock, sideways, someone

knock somebody ˈsideways

(informal) surprise or shock somebody so much that they are unable to react immediately: Losing his job has really knocked him sideways.See also: knock, sideways, somebody

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adv indirectly

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adv to the side

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adj sidelong

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adj (of movement) at an angle

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adv with one side forward or to the front

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adv from the side

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adv toward one side

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adv to, toward or at one side

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