搜尋結果
sideline
- IPA[ˈsʌɪdlʌɪn]
英式
- an activity done in addition to one's main job, especially to earn extra income；an auxiliary line of goods or trade
- cause (a player) to be unable to play in a team or game；remove from the centre of activity or attention; place in a less influential position
verb: sideline, 3rd person present: sidelines, gerund or present participle: sidelining, past tense: sidelined, past participle: sidelined
noun: sideline, plural noun: sidelines
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. an activity done in addition to one's main job, especially to earn extra income a sideline career as a stand-up comic
- ▪ an auxiliary line of goods or trade electronic handbooks are a lucrative sideline for the firm
- 2. either of the two lines bounding the longer sides of a football field, basketball court, tennis court, or similar playing area Gascoigne celebrated his goal by sprinting to the sidelines
- ▪ the area immediately outside either sideline as a place for non-players, substitutes, or spectators a referee collapsed during a match as his son watched from the sidelines
- 3. a position where one is observing a situation rather than being directly involved in it the US has chosen to remain on the sidelines we are not just watching from the sidelines, we are rolling our sleeves up and getting involved
動詞
- 1. cause (a player) to be unable to play in a team or game an ankle injury has sidelined him for two weeks
- 2. remove from the centre of activity or attention; place in a less influential position backbench MPs have been sidelined and excluded from decision-making
