Side is used to describe things that are not the main or most important ones of their kind.
She slipped in and out of the theatre by a side door.
她从剧院的侧门溜进溜出。
sides
The side of something is a position to the left or right of it, rather than in front of it, behind it, or on it.
On one side of the main entrance there's a red plaque.
大门口的一侧有块红色匾牌。
a photograph with Joe and Ken on each side of me.
一张我居中、乔和肯分别在我两侧的照片。
the nations on either side of the Pacific.
太平洋两岸的国家。
The side of an object, building, or vehicle is any of its flat surfaces which is not considered to be its front, its back, its top, or its bottom.
We put a notice on the side of the box.
我们在箱子的一侧贴了警示标。
A carton of milk lay on its side.
一盒牛奶侧放在那里。
The sides of a hollow or a container are its inside vertical surfaces.
The rough rock walls were like the sides of a deep canal.
粗糙的岩壁就像一条很深的运河的河岸。
Line the base of the dish with greaseproof paper and lightly grease the sides.
在盘子的底部垫一层防油纸,并在内侧涂上少许油。
The sides of an area or surface are its edges.
Park on the side of the road.
在那条路的路边停车。
a small beach on the north side of the peninsula.
半岛北侧的一个小海滩。
The two sides of an area, surface, or object are its two halves.
She turned over on her stomach on the other side of the bed.
她翻身趴到了床的另一边。
The major centre for language is in the left side of the brain.
语言中枢位于左半脑。
The two sides of a road are its two halves on which traffic travels in opposite directions.
It had gone on to the wrong side of the road and hit a car coming in the other direction.
它驶入了逆行车道,撞上了一辆迎面开来的车。
If you talk about the other side of a town, a country, or the world, you mean a part of the town, the country, or the world that is very far from where you are.
He lives on the other side of town.
他住在城镇的另一端。
He saw the ship that was to transport them to the other side of the world.
他看到了那艘要把他们载往世界另一端的船。
Your sides are the parts of your body between your front and your back, from under your arms to your hips.
His arms were limp at his sides.
他的手臂无力地垂在两侧。
If someone is by your side or at your side, they stay near you and give you comfort or support.
He was constantly at his wife's side.
他那时一直陪伴在他妻子身边。
He calls me 20 times a day and needs me by his side in the evening.
他一天给我打20次电话,晚上还需要我陪在他身边。
The two sides of something flat, for example, a piece of paper, are its two flat surfaces. You can also refer to one side of a piece of paper filled with writing as one side of writing.
The new copiers only copy onto one side of the paper.
这批新复印机只能单面复印。
Fry the chops until brown on both sides.
把排骨的两面煎成棕色。
One side of a tape or record is what you can hear or record if you play the tape or record from beginning to end without turning it over.
We want to hear side A.
我们想听A面。
The different sides in a war, argument, or negotiation are the groups of people who are opposing each other.
Both sides appealed for a new ceasefire.
双方都呼吁达成新的停火协议。
Any solution must be acceptable to all sides.
任何解决方案都必须对各方而言是可以接受的。
The different sides of an argument or deal are the different points of view or positions involved in it.
His words drew sharp reactions from people on both sides of the issue.
他的言辞激起了问题双方的强烈反应。
In sports, a side is a team.
A particular side of something such as a situation or someone's character is one aspect of it.
He is in charge of the civilian side of the UN mission.
他在联合国使团中负责平民方面的事务。
The mother's side and the father's side of your family are your mother's relatives and your father's relatives.
So was your father's side more well off?
那么你父亲那边的亲戚以前更富裕?
side by side
If two people or things are side by side, they are next to each other.
We sat side by side on two wicker seats.
我们并排坐在两张柳条椅上。
If people work or live side by side, they work or live closely together in a friendly way.
areas where different nationalities have lived side by side for centuries.
不同民族的人和睦相处了几个世纪的地区。
from side to side
If something moves from side to side, it moves repeatedly to the left and to the right.
She was shaking her head from side to side.
她那时正左右来回摇着头。
on someone's side
If you are on someone's side, you are supporting them in an argument or a war.
He has the Democrats on his side.
他有民主党人的支持。
on your side
If something is on your side or if you have it on your side, it helps you when you are trying to achieve something.
The weather is rather on our side.
这天气对我们很有利。
on the big side , on the young side , on the small side
If you say that something is, for example, on the small side, you are saying politely that you think it is slightly too small. If you say that someone is on the young side, you are saying politely that you think they are slightly too young.
He's quiet and a bit on the shy side.
他很安静,稍微有点害羞。
on the side
If someone does something on the side, they do it in addition to their main work.
ways of making a little bit of money on the side.
靠兼职赚点钱的方法。
put something to one side , put something on one side
If you put something to one side or put it on one side, you temporarily ignore it in order to concentrate on something else.
He can now concentrate on a project he'd originally put to one side.
他现在能集中做他曾搁置一边的项目了。
take someone to one side , draw someone to one side
If you take someone to one side or draw them to one side, you speak to them privately, usually in order to give them advice or a warning.
He took Sabrina to one side and told her about the safe.
他把萨博莉娜叫到了一边,悄悄告诉她关于保险箱的事。
take sides , take someone's side
If you take sides or take someone's side in an argument or war, you support one of the sides against the other.
We cannot take sides in a civil war.
内战中,我们不能支持任何一方。
sides , siding , sided
If one person or country sides with another, they support them in an argument or a war. If people or countries side against another person or country, they support each other against them.
There has been much speculation that they might be siding with the rebels.
有诸多猜测认为他们可能会支持叛乱者。