| 单词 | aside |
| 释义 | aside (once / 84 pages) advn If something's aside, it's not in the middle of things — it's off to the side, either literally or figuratively, as with the papers and books you push aside on the couch, to make room to sit. When you ignore your conscience, you're pushing your best instincts aside. You can put money aside, to save it for the future. In a play, when an actor steps out of character and speaks directly to the audience, that's an aside. The expression "all joking aside," means "stop kidding around and get serious" as in, "All joking aside, you're not really going bungee jumping, are you?" WORD FAMILYaside: asides USAGE EXAMPLESAeroFarms occupies three other buildings in Newark aside from the main vertical farm, on Rome Street. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) There were also several tussles after the whistle, with multiple officials pulling Beckham and Norman aside separately to caution them against further fisticuffs. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Brushing aside quibbles about costs, he once advised a colleague: “A few million dollars are lost in the sands of time.” Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) 1adv on or to one side step aside stood aside to let him pass threw the book aside put her sewing aside when he entered 2adv placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose a day set aside for relaxing Syn apart 3adv out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) brush the objections aside Syn away 4adv in reserve; not for immediate use started setting aside money to buy a car Syn away, by 5adv not taken into account or excluded from consideration all joking aside, I think you're crazy Syn apart 6adv in a different direction turn aside Syn away 7n a message that departs from the main subject Syn|Hyper digression, divagation, excursus, parenthesis content, message, subject matter, substance what a communication that is about something is about 8n a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage Hyper actor's line, speech, words words making up the dialogue of a play |
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