| 释义 |
inside
I. \(ˈ)in| ̷ ̷, ənˈ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: in (IV) + side
1. : an inner side or surface: as
a. : the right side of a sword in fencing
b. : the part of a footpath or sidewalk furthest from an adjoining roadway
c. : the concave aspect of a curve
d. : the side of home plate nearer the batter in baseball
2. : an interior or internal portion or content : the part within: as
a. : inward nature, mind, thoughts, or feeling
b. : the inner parts of the body; usually : viscera, entrails — usually used in plural
c. : an inside passenger or seat (as in a stagecoach)
3. : the middle or principal part of a division of time
< the inside of a week >
4. insides plural : the 18 first-quality quires between the outside quires of a ream of writing or drawing paper; broadly : reams of which all quires or sheets are of first quality — compare outside
5.
a. : a situation in which information not generally available may be obtained : a position of trust and confidence
< he was on the inside in all those deals >
< only someone on the inside could have told >
b. slang : information not generally available : confidential information
< has the inside on what happened at the convention >
6. or inside forward
a. : inside left
b. : inside right
II. adjective
1.
a. : of, relating to, or being on the inside
< an inside wall >
< inside views >
b. : included or enclosed in something
< the inside furnishings >
c. : used inside
< inside clothing >
d. : measured from within usually so as to include the cavity but not the substance
< inside diameter >
2. : employed or working indoors
< kept both an inside man and a gardener >
3.
a. : relating or known to a select group : coming from an assuredly informed source
< inside information >
b. : placed in an organization as an undercover representative of an actually or potentially antagonistic interest
< party inside men in the unions >
4. of a union : representing the employees of a single employer
Synonyms: see inner
III. preposition
1.
a. : within the boundaries of : in the interior of
< waited inside the church >
< pain originating inside the muscle >
b. : on the inner side of
< place the dot inside the curve >
2. : before the end of
< answered inside an hour >
IV. adverb
: on or in the inside : internally, within
< a house that was spotlessly clean both inside and outside >
< stayed inside during the storm >
V. noun
1. : the middle portion of a playing area
2. : the area near or underneath the basket in basketball
VI. adverb
: in prison |