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单词 sidelong
释义 sidelong
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adverb
Etymology: side (I) + long
1. : in the direction of or along the side : laterally, obliquely, sideways
 < darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face — Irish Digest >
 < glanced at them sidelongHearst's >
2. : with the side toward someone or something
 < seated … sidelong to the window — Nathaniel Hawthorne >
3. : on the side : with one side to the ground or floor
 < sidelong the plow beside the field-gate lay — William Morris >
II. adjective
1. : having a slanting direction or a sloping position : lying on or inclining to one side
 < moved downwards in a sidelong way — Bram Stoker >
 < sidelong country >
2.
 a. : directed to one side or sideways
  < the bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love — Oliver Goldsmith >
  < sidelong glances >
 b. : moving or extending sideways
  < shot out sidelong boughs — Alfred Tennyson >
 c. : indirect rather than straightforward or open
  < a sidelong hope that there will be … reward in it — Frances Keene >
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