aside

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·side1 /əˈsaɪd/ ●●○ S3 W3 adverb  1  kept to be used later 存，留 I’ve been setting aside a few pounds each week. 我每星期存几英镑。 One of the rooms was set aside for a yoga class. 其中一个房间被留出来上瑜伽课。 Try to set aside a few hours a week for exercise. 一星期尽量腾出几小时来锻炼。 Could you put this cake aside for me? 把这块蛋糕留给我好吗？2  moved to one side or away from you 到旁边；在旁边 He pushed his half-eaten salad aside and left. 他推开吃了一半的色拉走了。 He stepped aside to let Katherine go in first. 他站到一边让凯瑟琳先进去。 Mark drew me aside and explained the problem. 马克把我拉到一边给我解释这个问题。 She swept her thick hair aside. 她把浓密的头发梳到一边。3  left to be considered or dealt with later, or not considered and dealt with at all 撇开 He brushed aside criticisms of his performance. 他不理会对他表演的批评。 Leaving aside the heat, we really enjoyed our holiday. 除去炎热之外，我们假期玩得很愉快。 You must put aside your pride and call her. 你必须放下自尊打电话给她。4  EXCEPT[only after noun] used to show that something you have just said is not as important as what you are going to say next 且不谈，且不管 These problems aside, we think the plan should go ahead. 这些问题暂不说，我们认为应该实施这个计划。5  aside from somebody/something especially American English a) EXCEPTexcept for 除了某人/某物以外〔不包括某人/某物〕 SYN apart from Aside from Durang’s performance, the actors are ordinary. 除了迪朗外，其他演员的表现都很一般。 b) AND/ALSOin addition to 除了某人/某物以外〔包括某人/某物〕 In the poetry competition, aside from Hass, are four other entrants. 诗歌比赛除了哈斯外，还有四名参赛者。

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aside• Remove eggplant with slotted utensil and set aside.• We stepped aside but it stopped, and Ricardo Ruiz leaned across the front seat.• They provide a basis for evaluating shorter-term budgets and prevent long-term aims from being forced aside by short-term operational needs.• That aside, don't go thinking we've made things to easy for you.• Kate Miskin pushed open the first door on the left and stood aside for Dalgliesh and Massingham to enter.• Tie securely if desired and set aside in a roasting pan on a rack.• Labels aside, some have been remarkably successful.• Sound problems aside, some of the acts stood out as winners.• However, leaving aside the intolerable heat, there was no doubt that New York was a really amazing place.put ... aside• She hunted herself, putting aside all those pictures in which she appeared - not as child but as a grown woman.• When dusk had come, Wade put his shovel aside and moved down the slope to the dock.• Saw me, began to put the book aside and stand up. 1 went to him and kept him from rising.• She put the thought aside, ashamed of her disloyalty.• After 40 days she is encouraged to put aside her black clothes, but she received positive family support.• Customarily we randomly select 20 to 30 percent of the historical data and put it aside prior to constructing the training set.• Arizona Republicans put aside their political differences and intraparty squabbling Saturday to nominate delegates to their upcoming national convention.• Dimity's knitting had been hastily put aside when she answered the door, and decorated a low table near the fire.drew ... aside• When he drew he put aside all other considerations and reached for the truth.• The father drew me aside and we exchanged names, Nicholas and Gonzalo.• The gate handle clicked sharply and she drew aside the lace curtain.• In addition to addressing the crowds as he journeyed through Galilee and around Jerusalem, he drew aside to be with his closest associates.put aside• The idea of the honor guard was quietly put aside.• She hunted herself, putting aside all those pictures in which she appeared - not as child but as a grown woman.• Wives are easily put aside, and the royal princess already looks upon me as a friend.• Certainly, one ought to put aside for retirement more than Social Security.• I found myself mentally putting aside half the afternoon for the task as I struggled over the incomprehensible jargon in my handbook.• I should put aside the harsh words that had been said, I should try to make the best of everything.• Time to put aside the hopelessly scarred and old, to allow something new to be born...• Dimity's knitting had been hastily put aside when she answered the door, and decorated a low table near the fire.

Related topics: Theatre

aside2 noun [countable]  1. APTwords spoken by an actor to the people watching a play, that the other characters in the play do not hear 〔戏剧中的〕旁白2. SAY/STATEa remark made in a low voice that you only intend particular people to hear 窃语，小声说的话► see thesaurus at comment3  SAY/STATEa remark or story that is not part of the main subject of a speech 题外话 I should add, as an aside, that the younger the child, the faster they learn. 我得加一句题外话，孩子越小，学得越快。

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aside• He noted as an aside that Mrs. Singer was also a member.• As an aside, if the bad-tasting red disks are strongly reinforced, avoiding pain can become more important than seeking pleasure.• Both stories are marvelously told with learned asides that Otto is so good at.• They have the character of asides.• What were usually asides, about life, religion, art, politics, had come to dominate the story.

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a‧side¹ S3 W3 /əˈsaɪd/ adverb
1. kept to be used later:
    I’ve been setting aside a few pounds each week.
    One of the rooms was set aside for a yoga class.
    Try to set aside a few hours a week for exercise.
    Could you put this cake aside for me?
2. moved to one side or away from you:
    He pushed his half-eaten salad aside and left.
    He stepped aside to let Katherine go in first.
    Mark drew me aside and explained the problem.
    She swept her thick hair aside.
3. left to be considered or dealt with later, or not considered and dealt with at all:
    He brushed aside criticisms of his performance.
    Leaving aside the heat, we really enjoyed our holiday.
    You must put aside your pride and call her.
4. [only after noun] used to show that something you have just said is not as important as what you are going to say next:
    These problems aside, we think the plan should go ahead.
5. aside from somebody/something especially American English
  a. except for
   SYN  apart from:
    Aside from Durang’s performance, the actors are ordinary.
  b. in addition to:
    In the poetry competition, aside from Hass, are four other entrants.

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aside² noun [countable]
1. words spoken by an actor to the people watching a play, that the other characters in the play do not hear
2. a remark made in a low voice that you only intend particular people to hear
3. a remark or story that is not part of the main subject of a speech:
    I should add, as an aside, that the younger the child, the faster they learn.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ comment something that you say or write in order to give your opinion: Does anyone have any comments? | Readers are invited to send in their comments and suggestions.
   ▪ remark something that you say: Just ignore them if they start making rude remarks. | I’m not sure what he meant by that last remark.
   ▪ point something that someone mentions about a subject in a discussion, argument, article etc: That’s an interesting point, Steve. | He raises (=mentions) a number of important points in his paper.
   ▪ observation a comment in which you say what you think or have noticed about something: Karl Marx made the observation that history repeats itself first as tragedy, second as farce.
   ▪ aside a comment made in a low voice, that you intend only certain people to hear: ‘Is that true?’, she whispered in an aside to Don.
   ▪ quip /kwɪp/ a clever and amusing comment: She knew she should reply with some light-hearted quip.
   ▪ dig informal a comment you make to annoy or criticize someone: I’m tired of her little digs at me.
   ▪ taunt /tɔːnt $ tɒːnt/ a comment intended to make someone angry or upset: The fans made racist taunts throughout the game.