side /saɪd/► SEE ALLbe (a bit, a little, etc.) on the cold, small, etc. sidebe on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc.be on sb’s sidebe on the side of the angelscome down/out on the side of sb/sthfrom side to sideget/keep on the right/wrong side of sbhave sth on your sideleave/put sth on/to one sidelet the side downnot leave sb’s sideon the sidethe other side of the coinside by side (with sb/sth)my, her, the other, the same, etc. side of the fencea/one side of the story/picturetake/draw sb to one sidethis side of…get out of bed on the wrong sidea bit on the sidelook on the bright sideon the credit sideerr on the side of sththe grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence)know which side your bread is butteredlaugh on the other side of your faceright side upto be on the safe sidethe seamy side (of life, etc.)from/on all sidesfrom/on every sidetake sidestake sb’s sidebe a thorn in your flesh/sidetime is on sb’s sidefrom/on the wrong side of the trackson the wrong side of the law ●be (a bit, a little, etc.) on the ˈcold, ˈsmall, etc. side (informal) be slightly too cold, small, etc.稍偏冷（或小等）◆These boots are a bit on the big side, but they’re quite comfortable. 这双靴子大了一点儿，不过穿着很舒服。◆It’s a little on the cold side this morning. 今天早上略有点冷。●be on the ˌright/ˌwrong side of ˈ40, ˈ50, etc. (informal, oftenhumorous) be younger/older than 40, 50, etc.不到／超过 40 岁（或 50 岁等）◆‘How old is she?’ ‘On the wrong side of forty, I’d say.’ “她有多大年龄了？”“我看有四十出头了吧。”●be on sb’s ˈsidesupport and agree with sb站在某人一边；和某人观点一致◆I’m definitely on your side in this. 在这个问题上，我毫不含糊地站在你这一边。◆Whose side are you on anyway? 你到底赞成谁的观点呢？●be on the side of the ˈangelshaving correct moral principles and behaving correctly站在天使的一边；站在正义的一边◆The policemen in Scobie’s crime novels are not always on the side of the angels. 在斯考比的犯罪小说中，警察也不总是正义的化身。●come down/out on the side of sb/sthdecide, especially after considering sth carefully, to choose or support sb/sth（尤指经过慎重考虑）决定选择（或支持）某人／某事物◆After much discussion, they finally came down on the side of nuclear energy. 经过大量的讨论，他们最终决定选择核能。◆In the argument that followed, my father came down firmly on my side. 在随后的争论中，我父亲坚定地站在我这一方。●from ˌside to ˈsidemoving to the left and then to the right从一边到另一边；左右摇晃地◆He shook his head slowly from side to side. 他慢悠悠地摇了摇头。◆The ship rolled from side to side. 船左右摇晃。●get/keep on the right/wrong ˈside of sbtry to please sb and not annoy them/annoy sb and make them dislike you讨某人的欢心／惹某人生气；使某人高兴／不高兴◆She got on the wrong side of her boss after criticizing him in a meeting. 在一次会议上指责过老板之后，她就得罪了他。●have sth on your ˈsidehave sth as an advantage that will make it more likely that you will achieve sth有…方面的优势◆She may not win this year, but she does have youth on her side. 她也许今年赢不了，可是她的确有年轻的优势。●leave/put sth on/to one ˈsideput sth in a separate place so that you can deal with it later把…搁置一旁；把…留待以后处理◆After you’ve taken the bread out of the oven, leave it on one side to cool. 从烤箱里取出面包后，将它放在一边冷却。◆Leaving that to one side for now, are there any other questions? 先把这个问题放一放，还有没有别的问题？●let the ˈside down (especially BrE) fail to give your friends, family, etc. the help and support they expect, or behave in a way that makes them disappointed未能帮助（或支持）自己的一方；使自己人失望◆Everyone in the sales team has increased their sales except you. You’re letting the side down badly. 销售团队中所有人的业绩都有增长，只有你例外。你太令人失望了。●not leave sb’s ˈsidestay with sb, especially in order to take care of them（尤指为了照顾）不离某人左右◆While he was in hospital she didn’t leave his side for more than a couple of hours at a time. 在他住院期间，她一直陪伴左右，每次离开决不超过几个小时。●on the ˈside1.in addition to your main job作为兼职（或副业）◆He’s a teacher but he does some journalism on the side. 他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。2. (informal) secretly秘密地；暗地里◆Even after he was married he still had a girlfriend on the side. 甚至在他结婚后，他仍与一个女友暗中来往。●the other side of the ˈcointhe other aspect of the situation; a different or opposite way of looking at a situation事情的另一面；看问题的不同（或相反）角度◆Third World countries receive a lot of money from developed countries, but the other side of the coin is that they have to spend this money on expensive imports. 第三世界国家从发达国家那里得到了很多经济上的援助，可另一方面，他们不得不把这些钱花在昂贵的进口品上。●ˌside by ˈside (with sb/sth)1.close together and facing in the same direction并排；肩并肩◆The two dogs lay side by side on the floor. 这两只狗并排躺在地板上。◆There were two children ahead, walking side by side. 前面并排走着两个小孩。2.together, without any difficulties共同；并行不悖◆Party members fought side by side with trade unionists for a change in the law. 党员们与工会成员为法律的修订并肩战斗。◆We have been using both systems, side by side, for two years. 两年来，我们一直同时使用两套系统，互不冲突。●my, her, the other, the same, etc. side of the ˈfencemy, the opposite, the same, etc. point of view or position in an argument我方（或他方、同一方等）的观点（或立场）◆The former allies are now on opposite sides of the fence. 先前的同盟现在成了对手。◆Make up your mind — which side of the fence are you on? 请你拿定主意 － 你站在哪一边？●a/one side of the ˈstory/ˈpictureonly one way of looking at a situation一面之词；一种说法；一种描述◆There are two sides to this story, and you’ve only heard Jim’s. 这件事有两种说法，而你只听了吉姆的一面之词。◆This programme on the dispute only shows one side of the picture. 这个有关这场争端的节目仅仅揭示了情况的一个方面。●take/draw sb to one ˈsidetake sb away from a group of people in order to speak to them in private将某人拉到一边（悄悄说话）◆She took me to one side to explain why she hadn’t given me the job. 她把我带到一边，向我解释她为什么没有把那份工作给我。●this side of…before a particular time, event, age, etc.在…之前◆They aren’t likely to arrive this side of midnight. 他们不大可能在午夜前赶到。●get out of bed on the wrong side (BrE) (NAmEget up on the wrong side of the bed) be bad-tempered from the moment when you get up一起床就脾气不好◆Why is Pete so irritable this morning? Did he get out of bed on the wrong side again?皮特今天早上怎么脾气这么差？他是不是又犯了“下床气”？●a ˌbit on the ˈside (slang) a sexual relationship with sb who is not your regular partner婚外情；偷腥◆He’s always looking for a bit on the side.他总是在外偷腥。●look on the ˈbright sidebe cheerful or hopeful about a bad situation, for example by thinking only of the advantages and not the disadvantages（在困境中）保持乐观，看事情有利的一面◆I know it’s inconvenient to be without a car, but look on the bright side — at least you’ll save money on petrol.我知道没有汽车很不方便，但是想想好的方面吧，至少你不用付油钱。●on the ˈcredit sideused to introduce the good points about sb/sth, especially after the bad points have been mentioned（尤用于列出缺点之后）就优点而言，从有利的一面看◆If you work for yourself you may not make much money. On the credit side, you will be completely independent.如果你自己干的话可能挣不到太多钱，但从好的方面看，可以不受他人管束。●err on the side of sthshow slightly too much rather than too little of a quality, especially a good one（某方面）宁愿稍过◆When I am marking exam papers, I always try to err on the side of generosity (= I give slightly higher marks than the students may deserve).改考卷打分时，我宁肯宽一点。NOTEErr is an old-fashioned word meaning ‘make a mistake’. * err 是旧词，意为“犯错误”。●the ˌgrass is (always) ˈgreener on the other ˈside (of the ˈfence) (saying) things always seem better in another place, job, etc.草是（篱笆）那边的绿；在别的地方（或干别的工作）会更好些；这山望着那山高◆She says she would be able to do business better in France, but the grass is always greener on the other side!她说如果在法国的话她的生意会更好，草总是那边的绿嘛！●know which side your ˈbread is buttered (informal) know what to do in order to gain advantages, stay in a favourable situation, etc.知道自己的利益所在；善于为自己打算◆I’m sure Ray will make a special effort to please the new supervisor — after all, he knows which side his bread is buttered!我相信雷会刻意讨好新来的主管，毕竟他知道自己的利益之所在！●laugh on the other side of your ˈface (BrE, informal) be forced to change from feeling pleased or satisfied to feeling disappointed or annoyed转喜为忧；得意变失意；笑脸变为苦脸◆If you think you’ve tricked me, then you’re wrong! You’ll soon be laughing on the other side of your face!要是你认为你骗过了我，那你就错了！你很快就会笑脸变苦脸！●ˌright side ˈup (NAmE) with the top part turned to the top; in the correct, normal position正面朝上；位置正确◆I dropped my toast, but luckily it fell right side up.我把吐司掉到地上了，不过幸好它正面朝上。●to be on the ˈsafe sideto be careful or prepared; just in case sth unpleasant or unexpected happens谨慎起见；以防万一◆I’ll go and check that the gas is off, just to be on the safe side.我还是去看一下煤气关了没有，以防万一。◆You’d better take an umbrella, to be on the safe side.为保险起见，你最好带上雨伞。●the ˈseamy side (of life, etc.)the unpleasant, dishonest or immoral aspects (of life, etc.)（生活等的）丑陋的一面，阴暗面◆It’s well known that the world of entertainment has its seamy side: drug abuse, corruption, alcoholism…众所周知，演艺界有其肮脏的一面：滥用毒品、堕落腐化、酗酒…●from/on all ˈsides●from/on every ˈsidefrom every direction从各个方向；从四面八方◆People are criticizing him from all sides.人们从各个方面对他进行批评。●take ˈsides●take sb’s ˈsidesupport one person or group in an argument or disagreement（在辩论或分歧中）支持某一方，表明立场◆I refuse to take sides in this argument. It’s nothing to do with me.在这场争论中我拒绝表明立场，这和我毫无关系。◆Whenever we quarrel, you always take Carole’s side.每次我们争吵，你总是向着卡罗尔。OPPsit on the fence●be a thorn in your ˈflesh/ˈsidebe a person or thing that repeatedly annoys you or stops you doing sth眼中钉；肉中刺；不断让人烦心的人（或事）◆This patient is a real thorn in my side. He’s always complaining of feeling sick and I can never find anything wrong with him.这个病人真让我烦透了，他总是在抱怨自己不舒服，可我丝毫没发现他哪儿有病。●time is on sb’s ˈside ( have time on your side) sb has enough time to do sth; the more that time passes, the more sb will be helped有的是时间；拖得越久对某人越有利◆Although she failed the exam, time is on her side; she is young enough to take it again next year.虽然她没通过考试，但是她还有时间，她还年轻，可以明年再考一次。◆The longer we wait to sell the house, the more it will be worth, so we’ve got time on our side.我们的卖房时间拖得越久，这所房子就越值钱，所以我们等得起。●from/on the ˌwrong side of the ˈtracks (informal) from or living in a poor area or part of town来自贫民区；住在贫穷的地区（或城区）◆She married a man from the wrong side of the tracks.她和一个来自贫民区的男子结了婚。●on the ˌwrong side of the ˈlawin trouble with the police触犯法律；违法◆The TV presenter found himself on the wrong side of the law after hitting a cyclist while driving.那位电视节目主持人开车撞了一个骑自行车的人，惹上了官司。