beside
[ C ]USinformal(alsoside order); (UK alsoside dish)
in a restaurant, an extra dish of food, for example vegetables or salad, that is served with the main dish, sometimes on a separate plate: （餐馆中食物的）配菜，附加菜
side ofI’ll have a side of onion rings.我要一个洋葱圈当配菜。
 side by side
B2
next to each other: 肩并肩地;一个挨一个地
The children sat side by side on the sofa watching television.孩子们肩并肩地坐在沙发上看电视。
Both children, disengaging themselves from their game, came to her side.
Unfortunately I was sitting at the table with smokers on either side of me.真倒霉，餐桌上坐在我两边的人都抽烟。
Cut off any excess pastry and put it to one side.切掉多余的馅饼皮，放在一边。
Her son walked by her side.
I have a lamp at the side of my chair.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Next to and beside
abreast
adjacency
adjacent
adjacently
adjoining
against
at someone's elbowidiom
beside
bordering
contiguity
contiguous
elbow
neighbour
next
next door
next door but oneidiom
next door to someone/something
non-contiguous
on
shoulder

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Meals & parts of meals

sidenoun (PART)

A2[ C ]
a part of something, especially in relation to a real or imagined central line: 一边;一侧
He likes to sleep on the right side of the bed.他喜欢睡在床的右边。
In Britain, cars drive on the left side of the road.在英国，汽车靠左侧行驶。
on someone's side (of the family)There is no money on my mother's side (of the family).我娘家那边没有钱。
on the far/other side ofI could just see Joan on the far/other side of the room.我能看见琼在房间的另一边。
from all sidesChildren came running from all sides (= from all directions).孩子们从四面八方跑来。

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

your relatives
relativeAll my relatives gather every year for a family reunion.
extended familyHe has a very large extended family.
relationShe is a distant relation of his, though I don't quite remember how.
kinHe remained true to his kin.
mother's/father's side (of the family)I have aunts and uncles on my mother's side of the family.
C2[ Cusually singular ]
the part of the body from under the arm to the top of the leg: 肋，肋部
I have a pain in my side.我的肋部疼痛。
[ C ]UK
a television channel: 电视频道
What side is "Coronation Street" on?哪家电视台在播出《加冕街》？
 from side to side
B2
from left to right and from right to left: 左右，来回
The curtains were swinging from side to side in the breeze.窗帘在微风中来回摆动。
[ Cusually singular ]
half of an animal's body, considered as meat: （动物的）肋肉
She bought a side of lamb from the butcher.她从肉店里买了半扇羔羊肉。
At the top of the hill I switched off the engine and we just coasted down the other side.在山顶，我关上发动机，我们就沿着另一侧的山坡顺势滑行。
We can now communicate instantly with people on the other side of the world.我们现在可以与生活在地球另一边的人们进行即时交流。
He managed to keep afloat by holding on to the side of the boat.
In the US, you drive on the right hand side of the road, but in Britain the converse applies.
They ran to the pool, dived in, and swam to the other side.他们跑到池边，一头扎进水里，然后游到池子的另一侧。

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Words meaning parts of things
back end
bifurcation
biomarker
branch
cartridge
chunk
element
modularized
modularly
module
moiety
multi-branched
multi-component
neck
piece
sub-branch
sub-sector
subcomponent
subpart
subscale

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The human torso
Broadcasting: television
Cuts of meat

sidenoun (OPPOSING GROUP)

B2[ C, + sing/pl verb ]
one of two or more opposing teams or groups: （多个相互对立的团队中的）一方
This is a war which neither side can win.这是一场双方都无法打赢的战争。
UKOur side (= team) lost again on Saturday.我们队星期六又输了。
UKWhich/Whose side are you on (= which team are you playing for/supporting)?你是哪个队的？
on someone’s sideDon't be angry with me - I'm on your side (= I want to help you).不要生我的气——我是站在你这边的。
 take sides
to support one person or group rather than another, in an argument or war: （在争论或战争中）表明立场，支持一方
My mother never takes sides when my brother and I argue.我和弟弟吵架时，我母亲从不偏袒任何一方。
 take someone's side
B2
to support someone in an argument: （在争论中）支持（某人）
My mother always takes my father's side when I argue with him.我和父亲争论时，母亲总是站在他一边。
He was cheering for the other side.他正为另一方喝彩。
Our commiserations to the losing side!对落败一方我们表示惋惜！
The ceasefire treaty was a dead letter as soon as it was signed, as neither side ever had any intention of keeping to it.由于双方缺乏遵守的诚意，停火协定一经签署就成了废纸一张。
France play with more flair and inventiveness, whereas England are a more disciplined side.
The teams change ends at half-time so that neither side has an unfair advantage.两队在上半场结束时交换场地，这样对任何一方都公平。

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Groups of people
affinity group
alliance
an
anti-gang
assemblage
clutch
factionally
family
federation
federative
First Nation
line (someone) up
mob
online community
peer group
phalanx
posse
public
scratch
syndicate

sidenoun (OPINION)

B2[ C ]
an opinion held in an argument, or a way of considering something: （争论中的）观点;考虑的角度
side toThere are at least two sides to every question.每个问题至少有两个方面。
side of the storyI've listened to your side of the story, but I still think you were wrong to do what you did.我已经听过你对此事的说法，但我仍然认为你的所作所为是错误的。
The government has come down on the side of military action.政府决定支持采取军事行动的一方。
Critics said judges were on the side of the establishment.持批评意见的人称法官们站在了权势集团的一边。
He was, in this matter at least, firmly on the side of the angels.至少在这件事情上，他坚决站在了道义的一方。
Whose side are you on in this dispute?
The media seem to be on the side of the rebels.

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Opinions, beliefs and points of view
accepted wisdom
Afrocentric
agnosticism
anti-drug
anti-ideological
creed
denial
have/take a notion to do somethingidiom
helicopter view
heretical
heretically
hot take
point of view
pole
politics
posture
pretension
prism
proposition
tick

sidenoun (PART OF SITUATION)

B2[ C ]
a part of a situation, system, etc. that can be considered or dealt with separately: （某一情形或系统中可单独处理的）一部分
She takes care of the financial side of things.她负责财务方面的事务。
Fortunately my boss did see the funny side of the situation.还好，我的上司也看到了其中好笑的一面。
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