| 词组 | side |
| 释义 | 1． side 前面可以用不少介词，如 at， by ，on，in，to 等; 但何时用它们，常常是约定俗成。 1) 表示“在某人身旁”用 by，at 都可以，但是用 by 多于 at: His wife was sitting by his side. He passed away unexpectedly with his family by his side. We took turns sitting at his side. He saw his son sitting at his side in a robe. 2) 表示“在路边、街边”等用 by，on， at 都很普通: He saw a woman pausing on the side of the road. There was a naked man on the side of the road. He is always ready to help home- less people on the side of the street. I'd rather live by the side of the road. There are many beautiful flowers by the side of the road. I stood by the side of the street. His parents leave him temporarily at the side of the road. There are many fruit sellers at the side of the road. My jeep bounced into the parked cars at the side of the street. 3) 表示“在河边”等用 on，by 较多，但也可以用 at 等: He bought a convenient house on the side of the river. The route from downtown to uptown is now by the side of the river. The pebble bank at the side of the river was covered in snow. 4) 如果表示“街、路、河的两边”，主要用 on: We're hopeful people will find en- joyment on both sides of the river. The World Expo will push greatly forward the adjustment of industri- al structure on both sides of the River. Wide sidewalks should be placed on both sides of the avenue. 5) 表示“在建筑物旁边”，用 on，by， at 都可以: They had an old camper parked on the side of the house. a large crack on the side of house a cold water faucet on the side of the house cast a shadow on the side of the house play with her dog at the side of the house park his car at the side of the house Small stone slabs are stacked by the side of the house. 6) 表示“在某物的旁边”，常用 at， on，by 等: She dropped into a sofa at the side of the desk. She is sitting in a chair on the side of the desk. She sat down in a chair by the side of desk. 7) 表示“在某一地区”，可用 on，in 等，用前者较多: We visited some of the most dan- gerous towns on this side of the country. The planters on this side of the country have been blessed with good weather. There is so much to see and do on this side of the country. This is because a large number of irrigated rice is grown in this side of the country. 2． side- 可以组成很多词: a side-splitting story 笑破肚皮的故事 sidestep the issue 回避这个问题 get bogged down in side issues 纠缠在枝节问题上 riding in a sidecar 乘在边斗里 a young man with sideburns 留鬓角的年轻人 take a one-sided view 持片面观点 drive into a side street 驾车开入支路 the side effects of the drug 该药的副作用 He and his sidekicks made a lot of money. 他和他的朋友赚了很多钱。 get sidetracked into talking about education 话题转到谈论教育 I also do sideline jobs. 我还业余兼职。 He walked sideways like this. 他像这样侧身走。 It turned into a political sideshow. 它成了一出政治闹剧。 take a sidelong glance in his di- rection 斜眼看了他一眼 3． 美国人说 sidelight，sidewalk，英国人说 parking light，pavement。 4． “支持某一方”有各种说法，注意 side 的单复数形式: He never took sides in political contests. 在政治斗争中他从不偏袒任何一方。 He took the wrong side in the po- litical dispute. 在政治纷争中他站错了队。 He took the right side in defense of women's rights. 在维护妇女权益方面站在正确的一方。 I was the only one who ever took his side to defend him. 我是唯一站在他一边保护他的人。 5． 作构词成分-sided 时，可以组成很多词: chestnut-sided warblers white-sided dolphins right-sided heart failure a two-sided market one-sided political views three-sided pyramids a steep-sided valley a five-sided dice a six-sided homepage soft-sided pet carriers an olive-sided flycatcher single-sided deafness a double-sided printed circuit board blind-sided twists and turns multi-sided markets |
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