1. （表示位置）在…旁边　 at or close to the side of; next to
2. （表示比较）与…相比　 compared with
3. （表示关系）与…无关，与…相差甚远　 having nothing to do with the main point or question

　set ～　使…与…相比
　stand ～　站立在…旁边
　～ oneself　对自己的感情失去控制
　～ the mark　不切题，不相关
　～ the question　不切题，不相关

　Come and sit beside me.　过来坐在我旁边。
　The town is beside the sea.　该城镇坐落在海边。
　Here! There's room beside me.　嘿！我旁边有空间。
　We all seemed children beside him.　与他相比，我们似乎都是孩子。
　You look tall beside her.　跟她比你看上去很高。
　My share seems small beside his.　我这一份与他那份相比，似乎要少些。
　That question was beside the mark and need not be answered.　那个问题与主题无关，无需回答。

 ♣ beside oneself (with)
　忘形，发狂　at the end of one's self-control, almost mad
　He is beside himself with joy.　他欣喜若狂。
　She is beside herself with anger.　她气得要死。
　I was beside myself with toothache.　我牙疼得要命。
　She was beside herself with grief.　她非常疼痛。
 ♣ beside the point
　离题　having nothing to do with the main point in question
　〔说明〕 本短语还可说成beside the question或beside the mark.
　Usually what she says is beside the point.　她说的话通常是不着边际的。
　All you are saying is beside the mark.　你说得都离题了。
 ♣ set beside
　与…相比　put against; compare with
　Money seems unimportant when set beside the joys of the family.　与家庭幸福比起来，金钱就显得不那么重要了。

 ♣ beside, alongside, alongside of
　参见alongside条。
 ♣ beside, at
　参见at条。
 ♣ beside, by, near, on
　这组词的共同意思是“靠近，在…旁边”。beside是一般用语，其宾语可以是表示任何人或事物的名词；by强调“紧贴”，其宾语可以是一般的人或事物，但更常见的是side或含有side的名词；near所指的距离要比by远得多，其宾语可是任何表示人或事物的名词；on一般表示与江〔河，湖，海〕岸或铁路线呈线状的地点相接触，含有“邻接，濒临”的意思。

　［同义词］ alongside