| 词组 | beside - besides |
| 释义 | beside - besides ◊ 'beside' If one thing is beside another, it is next to it or at the side of it. Beside the shed was a huge wire birdcage. I sat down beside my wife. ◊ 'besides' used as a preposition Besides means 'in addition to' or 'as well as'. What languages do you know besides Arabic and English? The farm possessed three horses besides Clover. Then you can make something else besides bombs? ◊ 'besides' used to link clauses You can use besides to introduce a non-finite clause beginning with an '-ing' form. For example, you can say 'He writes novels and poems, besides working for the BBC'. Note that you do not say 'He writes novels and poems besides he works for the BBC'. Education must sow the seeds of wisdom, besides implanting knowledge and skills. Besides being good company, he was always ready to have a go at anything. ◊ 'besides' used as an adverb Besides can also mean 'in addition to the thing just mentioned'. He needed so much else besides. You can also use besides when you are making an additional point or giving an additional reason which you think is important. Would these figures prove anything? And besides, who keeps such statistics? |
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