outside
adv, prep
adj
noun
aʊtˈsaɪd adv, prep
1 a. not inside a building b. not inside a building or room but close to it c. out of a building or room 在〔建筑物或房间的〕外面 AmE
When we got up, it was still dark outside.
我们起床时，外面天还没亮。
Go and play outside.
到外面去玩。
Could you wait outside please.
请你在外面等候，好吗？
I’ll meet you outside the theatre at 2 o’clock.
我两点钟在剧院外面等你。
[+ of ] AmE 【美】 :
Several people were standing in the hallway outside of his room.
有几个人在他房间外面的走廊上站着。
We went outside to see what was happening.
我们到外面去看发生了什么事。
I opened the door and looked outside.
我打开门往外看。
2 a. not in a particular city, country etc b. close to a place, city etc but not in it 在〔某地、某城市的〕外围 AmE
She often travels outside the UK.
她经常离开英国出去旅行。
We camped a few miles outside the town.
我们在城外几英里的地方露营。
Bolton is a mill town just outside Manchester.
博尔顿是一座磨坊之城，就在曼彻斯特边上。
[+ of ] AmE 【美】 :
Maritza, 19, lives in Everett, outside of Boston.
马里察，19 岁，居住在波士顿市外的埃弗雷特。
3 beyond the limits or range of a situation, activity etc 超出〔情况、活动等的〕界限，在…范围之外; especially AmE
It’s outside my experience, I’m afraid.
恐怕我没有这方面的经验。
[+ of ] especially AmE 【尤美】 :
children born outside of marriage
非婚生的儿童
4 if someone is outside a group of people, an organization etc, they do not belong to it 不属于〔某群体、组织等〕，在…之外
Few people outside the government realized what was happening.
非政府内部人员中很少有人知道发生了什么事。
from outside (sth)
The university administrators ignored criticism from outside.
大学的行政官员对外界的批评置若罔闻。
Management consultants were brought in from outside the company.
从公司外面请来了管理顾问。
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outside of sb/sth
apart from a particular person or thing [非正式，尤美] 除了某人/某物 某人/某物除外; informal especially AmE
Outside of love, the best thing you can give a child is attention.
除了爱，你能给予孩子的最好的东西就是关心。
I’m taking one big trip this summer, but outside of that I’ll be around.
今年夏天我要去长途旅行，但除此之外我都在这里。
6 if the time that someone takes to do something, especially finish a race, is outside a particular time, it is greater than that time 〔尤指在比赛中〕打破纪录，超越纪录
He finished in 10 minutes 22.4 seconds, 4 seconds outside the record.
他到达终点时的成绩是 10 分22.4 秒，超越了纪录 4 秒钟。
ˈaʊtsaɪd adj
7 not inside a building 在外面，在户外;
We turned off the outside lights and went to bed.
我们关上了外头的电灯，上床睡觉了。
The house will need a lot of outside repairs before we can sell it.
房子的外部需要好好修一修，之后我们才能把它卖出去。
8 involving people who do not belong to the same group or organization as you 〔组织或团体〕外面的，外部的
Outside observers said the election was free and fair.
外面的观察家说此次大选自由而公正。
Consultants were brought in to provide some outside advice.
请来顾问提供一些外界的建议。
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the outside world
the rest of the world 外部世界，外面的世界
The city is largely cut off from the outside world.
这座城市与外界基本上隔绝了。
computers linked by modems to the outside world
通过调制解调器与外界相联系的计算机
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outside interests/experiences etc
interests, experiences etc that are not part of your work or studying 业余爱好/工作以外的经历等
Children should be encouraged to take up outside interests, such as music or sport.
应该鼓励儿童去培养自己的课外爱好，比如音乐或体育。
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an outside chance
a very small possibility that something will happen 极小的可能性，不大可能的机会
Ireland still have an outside chance of winning.
爱尔兰队仍然有一线获胜的机会。
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outside line/call etc
a telephone line or telephone call which is to or from someone who is not inside a particular building or organization 外线/外线电话等
Dial ‘9’ before the number when making outside calls.
打外线电话时要在号码前加拨“9”。
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an outside figure/estimate etc
a number or amount that is the largest something could possibly be 最大限度的数目/估计等
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the outside lane
the LANE that is nearest the middle of the road [英] 快车道; BrE
aʊtˈsaɪd noun
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the outside
a. the part or surface of something that is furthest from the centre b. the area around something such as a building, vehicle etc c. someone who is on or from the outside is not involved in an activity or does not belong to a particular group, organization etc 局外（人士），外界（人士）;
[+ of ]
The outside of the house was painted white.
这房子的外面漆成了白色。
from the outside
From the outside, it looked like any other big warehouse.
从外面看，它和其他任何一座大仓库没什么两样。
from the outside
Influences from the outside can undermine the values you want to teach your children.
来自外界的影响会削弱你想要灌输给自己孩子的价值观。
on the outside
To anyone on the out-side, our marriage seemed perfect.
在任何一个局外人看来，我们的婚姻像是很完美。
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on the outside
a. used to describe the way someone appears to be or to behave b. not in prison c. if a car passes another car on the outside, it passes on the driver’s side [英] 从外道〔超车〕 BrE
Ken was furious, but forced himself to appear calm on the outside.
肯十分愤怒，但表面上强装镇静。
Life on the outside was not as easy as he’d first thought.
出狱后的生活并非像他原来想的那样轻松。
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at the (very) outside
used to say that a particular number or amount is the largest something could possibly be, and it might be less 最多，充其量;
It’s only a 20-minute walk, half an hour at the outside.
步行只要 20 分钟，最多半个小时。