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单词 inside
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insidenoun

uk/ɪnˈsaɪd/us/ɪnˈsaɪd/

B2 [ C usually singular ] the part, space, or side of something that is inside:

Did you clean the inside of the car?
The hotel looked shabby from the street, but it was fine on the inside.
the insides of people's houses
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outside noun

[ C usually singular ] The inside of a part of the body such as the arm or leg is the part facing in towards the rest of the body:

She dabbed perfume on the inside of her wrist.
insides [ plural ] informal

a person's or animal's internal organs, especially the stomach or bowels:

The dead seal's insides were spread all over the snow.

More examples

  • The inside of the house is in good condition, but externally it's in need of repair.
  • The door bolts on the inside.
  • There's a lovely soft furry lining on the inside of this jacket.
  • I can't send her a birthday card that has a rude message printed on the inside.
  • The inside of the shed was absolutely covered in cobwebs.

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In & at

  • at
  • depth
  • en-
  • endogenous
  • from within idiom
  • in the depth(s) of somewhere idiom
  • in-house
  • indoor
  • indoors
  • inner
  • inner circle
  • innermost
  • interior
  • intra-
  • inward
  • midst
  • there
  • therein
  • track
  • wherein

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Centres of objects
The digestive system

Idiom(s)

on the inside

insideadverb, preposition, adjective

uk/ɪnˈsaɪd/us/ɪnˈsaɪd/

A1 in or into a room, building, container, or something similar:

"Is Anna in the garden?" "No, she's inside (= in the house)."
What's inside the box?
Luckily, no one was inside the building when it collapsed.
figurative She couldn't cope with the grief she felt inside.
figurative Who can tell what goes on inside his head?
He put the documents carefully in his inside pocket (= pocket on the inside of a jacket or coat).
inside out

B2 If something is inside out, it has the usual inside part on the outside and the usual outside part on the inside:

She had her sweater on inside out.

More examples

  • Lakisha sat inside, in fear of her life, until the police came.
  • The front door was open so she walked inside and called out, "Hello! Is there anybody in?"
  • If the weather's bad, we'll have to hold the party inside.
  • Wipe your feet on the mat before you come inside.
  • Her curiosity got the better of her and she opened the door and peeped inside.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

In & at

  • at
  • depth
  • en-
  • endogenous
  • from within idiom
  • in the depth(s) of somewhere idiom
  • in-house
  • indoor
  • indoors
  • inner
  • inner circle
  • innermost
  • interior
  • intra-
  • inward
  • midst
  • there
  • therein
  • track
  • wherein

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From, out and outside

Idiom(s)

inside of sth
know sth inside out
turn a place inside out

insidepreposition

uk/ˌɪnˈsaɪd/us/ˌɪnˈsaɪd/also inside of

C2 If you do something or if something happens inside (of) a particular time or limit, you do it or it happens in less than that amount of time or under the limit:

The new faster trains can do the journey inside two hours.
He finished it inside of two hours.

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Until a particular moment

  • before
  • date
  • day
  • far
  • hitherto
  • in
  • interim
  • meantime
  • now
  • pending
  • thus
  • till
  • to
  • to date idiom
  • until
  • up to
  • wait
  • yet

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insideadjective [ before noun ]

uk/ˈɪn.saɪd/us/ˈɪn.saɪd/

C2 (of information) obtained by someone in a group, organization, or company and therefore involving special or secret knowledge:

inside information/knowledge
I'll call up Clare and get the inside story (= a true report of the facts).

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Secrecy and privacy

  • anonymity
  • anonymize
  • anonymous
  • backroom
  • backstage
  • counsel
  • dissimulate
  • dissimulation
  • entre nous
  • executive privilege
  • furtive
  • lip
  • private
  • privately
  • privileged
  • sanctum
  • scent
  • secrecy
  • skeleton
  • sweep

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Idiom(s)

have the inside track

insideadverb

uk/ɪnˈsaɪd/us/ɪnˈsaɪd/informal

in prison:

Her husband's inside for armed robbery.

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Putting people in prison

  • at His/Her Majesty's pleasure idiom
  • bang
  • bang sb up
  • bar
  • behind bars idiom
  • bird
  • immured
  • imprison
  • incarcerate
  • internment
  • jail
  • lock
  • pen
  • remand
  • restraint
  • rot
  • rot in jail, prison, etc. idiom
  • send
  • serve
  • stretch

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