aside

英 [?'sa?d] 美[?'sa?d]

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復數(shù):?asides;

aside: aside: [14] Aside is a reduced form of the Middle English phrase on syde, literally ‘on side’, meaning ‘to one side’.
=> side
aside (adv.): c. 1300, "off to one side;" mid-14c., "to or from the side;" late 14c., "away or apart from others, out of the way," from a- (1) + side (n.). Noun sense of "words spoken so as to be (supposed) inaudible" is from 1727. Middle English had asidely "on the side, indirectly" (early 15c.) and asideward "sideways, horizontal" (late 14c.).

1. I pushed the problem aside; at present it was insoluble.: 我把問題拋在一邊，目前它還無法解決。

2. ￡130 million would be set aside for repairs to schools.: 將劃撥1.3億英鎊用于學校的修繕。

3. This allowed Ms. Kelley to lay aside money to start her business.: 這樣凱利女士就可以把錢存起來創(chuàng)業(yè)。

4. He had been swept aside in the whirlwind of reform and anarchy.: 在改革和無政府狀態(tài)交織的混亂風暴中，他被拋在了一邊，沒人理睬。

5. Sweden needs to cast aside outdated policies and thinking.: 瑞典必須摒棄過時的政策和思維。