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side 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/sīd/,
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sides, plural;
  1. Support or oppose in a conflict, dispute, or debate
    • - he felt that Max had betrayed him by siding with Beatrice
  2. Provide with a side or sides; form the side of
    • - the hills that side a long valley
Noun
  1. A position to the left or right of an object, place, or central point
    • - a town on the other side of the river
    • - on either side of the entrance was a garden
    • - Rachel tilted her head to one side
  2. Either of the two halves of an object, surface, or place regarded as divided by an imaginary central line
    • - she lay on her side of the bed
    • - the left side of the brain
  3. The right or the left part of a person's or animal's body, esp. of the human torso
    • - he has been paralyzed on his right side since birth
  4. A place or position closely adjacent to someone
    • - his wife stood at his side
  5. Either of the lateral halves of the body of a butchered animal, or an animal or fish prepared for eating
    • - a side of beef
  6. An upright or sloping surface of a structure or object that is not the top or bottom and generally not the front or back
    • - a car crashed into the side of the house
    • - line the sides of the cake pan
    • - a side entrance
  7. Each of the flat surfaces of a solid object

  8. Either of the two surfaces of something flat and thin, such as paper or cloth

  9. The amount of writing needed to fill one side of a sheet of paper
    • - she told us not to write more than three sides
  10. Either of the two faces of a record or of the two separate tracks on a length of recording tape

  11. A part or region near the edge and away from the middle of something
    • - a minivan was parked at the side of the road
    • - cabins on the south side of the clearing
  12. Subsidiary to or less important than something
    • - a side dish of fresh vegetables
  13. A dish served as subsidiary to the main one
    • - sides of German potato salad and red cabbage
  14. Each of the lines forming the boundary of a plane rectilinear figure
    • - the farm buildings formed three sides of a square
  15. A person or group opposing another or others in a dispute, contest, or debate
    • - the two sides agreed to resume border trade
    • - whose side are you on?
  16. A sports team

  17. The position, interests, or attitude of one person or group, esp. when regarded as being in opposition to another or others
    • - Mrs. Burt hasn't kept her side of the bargain
    • - the conservationists are on the city's side of the case
  18. A particular aspect of something, esp. a situation or a person's character
    • - her ability to put up with his disagreeable side
  19. A person's kinship or line of descent as traced through either their father or mother
    • - Richard was of French descent on his mother's side
  20. Horizontal spinning motion given to a ball


  1. a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side"
  2. side(a): located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
  3. take sides for or against; "Who are you widing with?"; "I"m siding against the current candidate"
  4. one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
  5. either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"
  6. a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
  7. Secretaría de Inteligencia (Secretariat of Intelligence, S.I.) is the premier intelligence agency of the Argentine Republic and head of its National Intelligence System.
  8. In Irish mythology, the aos sí (older form aes sídhe) are a supernatural race comparable to the fairies or elves. They are said to live underground in the fairy mounds, across the western sea, or in an invisible world that coexists with the world of humans. ...
  9. Side (Σίδη Side, Side) was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, in the region of Pamphylia, in what is now Antalya province, on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. ...
  10. In geometry, an edge is a one-dimensional line segment joining two zero-dimensional vertices in a polygon. Thus applied, an edge is a connector for a one-dimensional line segment and two zero-dimensional objects.
  11. "Side" is a single by British band Travis from their 2001 album The Invisible Band. It was a number fourteen hit on the UK Singles Chart.
  12. Cue sports techniques (usually more specific, e.g., billiards techniques, snooker techniques) are an immensely important aspect of game play in the various cue sports such as carom billiards, pool, snooker and other games. ...
  13. A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape; A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face; One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc. ...
  14. (siding) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building (called cladding in the UK); A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight ...
  15. (Sides) The names of the two teams playing – the underdog and the favorite.
  16. (SIDES) Pages or scenes from a script, used in auditions or (if on a film set) those scenes being shot that day.
  17. (sides) The line segment that makes one part of a two dimensional figure.
  18. (SIDES) A part of a script. Usually one or two short scenes used for audition purposes.
  19. (SIDES) A portion of a script that is given to an actor to read at an audition.
  20. (Sides) A short piece of the script that you will be expected to prepare or do a cold read from at an audition.
  21. (Sides) Any accompanying side dish to barbequed meat, generally thought of as a filler when you didn’t get enough meat.
  22. (Sides) In canoe design, the sides of the boat can have Flare, Tumblehome or be Straight-sided. Flare will shed water well and increase stability. Tumblehome gives a narrower beam at the gunwales and allows for easier paddling, however stability will be decreased. ...
  23. (Sides) On an acoustic guitar, the "rim" that separates the guitar's back from its top, and that provides the resonant air space inside.
  24. (Sides) Points can be added or subtracted from each side in order to make the game a more 50-50 proposition. For example, if Chicago is listed as Chicago -3 over Miami, then 3 points are subtracted from Chicago's final score and 3 are added to Miami's in order to determine a winner. ...
  25. (Sides) Records.We sat around and dug "sides." Or, as George Crater (or was it Ira Gitler?) once put it, "I sat around with another musician and Doug Sides." ~ Bob Blumenthal