beside
prep
bɪˈsaɪd
prep
1
beside besides
next
to
or
very
close
to
the
side
of
someone
or
something
Do
not
confuse
(=next
to)
and
(=in
addition
to).
不要混淆 beside(在…旁边)和 besides(除此之外)
Wendy
came
up
and
sat
beside
me.
温迪走过来,坐在我身边。
the
table
beside
the
bed
床边的桌子
I
was
standing
right
beside
her
at
the
time.
当时我就站在她的旁边。
He
sat
down
beside
Mary.
他在玛丽身边坐了下来。
Who
was
there
besides
you?
那里除了你还有谁?
2
in
comparison
with
something
or
someone
和…相比
This
year’s
sales
figures
don’t
look
very
good
beside
last
year’s
results.
今年的销售额和去年相比不是很好。
The
children
seemed
tiny
beside
him.
小孩子在他身边显得只有丁点儿大。
3
be beside yourself
to
be
feeling
so
angry,
excited
etc
that
you
find
it
difficult
to
control
yourself
〔由于气愤、激动等而〕失去控制; 忘形
The
poor
girl
was
almost
beside
herself.
那个可怜的女孩快要气疯了。
be
beside
yourself
with
anger/excitement/rage
etc
Mom
and
Dad
will
be
beside
themselves
with
worry.
爸爸和妈妈会担心死的。
4
be beside the point
to
not
be
directly
connected
with
the
main
subject
or
problem
that
you
are
talking
about
离题,与主题无关
He’s
very
charming,
but
that’s
beside
the
point.
他很有魅力,但那也没用呀。