aside

英 [ə'saɪd] 美[ə'saɪd]

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复数: 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.: 我把问题抛在一边，目前它还无法解决。

2. £130 million would be set aside for repairs to schools.: 将划拨1.3亿英镑用于学校的修缮。

3. This allowed Ms. Kelley to lay aside money to start her business.: 这样凯利女士就可以把钱存起来创业。

4. He had been swept aside in the whirlwind of reform and anarchy.: 在改革和无政府状态交织的混乱风暴中，他被抛在了一边，没人理睬。

5. Sweden needs to cast aside outdated policies and thinking.: 瑞典必须摒弃过时的政策和思维。