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N-COUNT
兼职;副业
A sideline is something that you do in addition to your main job in order to earn extra money.
例句
It was quite a lucrative sideline...
这份兼职很赚钱。
Mr. Means sold computer disks as a sideline.
米恩斯先生以卖计算机硬盘作为副业。
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N-PLURAL
(球场等的)边线
The sidelines are the lines marking the long sides of the playing area, for example on a football field or tennis court.
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N-PLURAL
(某一情况的)外围,局外
If you are on the sidelines in a situation, you do not influence events at all, either because you have chosen not to be involved, or because other people have not involved you.
例句
France no longer wants to be left on the sidelines when critical decisions are taken...
在作出关键决定时,法国不想再被撇在一边了。
He has watched from the sidelines the great developments unrolling in Eastern Europe...
他一直在一旁关注东欧相继取得的重大进展。
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VERB
把…排除在外;使靠边;不重视
If someone or something is sidelined, they are made to seem unimportant and not included in what people are doing.
例句
He was under pressure to resign and was about to be sidelined...
他承受着被迫辞职的压力,很快就要被排挤出去了。
What they fear is that environment policy will be sidelined until it is too late.
他们所担忧的是环境政策不能得到及时的重视。
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VERB
使(运动员)下场;使退出比赛
In sports, if a player is sidelined, he or she is prevented from playing for a period of time, for example because of an injury.
例句
Mercer will have his jaw wired up tomorrow and will be sidelined for six to eight weeks.
默瑟明天要进行下颌骨固定手术,将离开赛场 6至8 个星期。