sideways

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. plural of sideway form-of,plural
    — And he was just taking byways and sideways, travelling in the peripheries of civilization, yeah?
形容词 adj.
  1. Moving or directed toward one side.
    — Giving Mary a sideways glance, he said,[…].
  2. Positioned sideways (with a side to the front). informal
    — There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways.
  3. Neither moving upward nor moving downward. informal
    — Once we get out of this sideways economy, our figures will more accurately reflect what we're truly capable of.
  4. In conflict (with); not compatible (with). informal,usually
    — He was constantly getting sideways with his boss till he got fired.
副词 adv.
  1. With a side to the front.
    — He builds houses sideways, with the front door on the side.
  2. Towards one side.
    — A bishop moves only diagonally; a rook, only sideways, forward, and back.
  3. Askance; sidelong.
  4. Neither upward nor downward. informal
    — The economy has been moving sideways for several months now.
  5. Not as planned; towards a worse outcome. US,colloquial
    — We realized the project could go sideways very quickly if we didn't get the sales and marketing people on our side.

词形变化

more sideways comparative most sideways superlative more sideways comparative most sideways superlative

词汇关系

近义词
askance askant askile broadside laterally sideling sidelong sidely sideward sideways sidewise sideyways
反义词
backwards directly forwards towards
上位词
indirectly obliquely
衍生词
fuck me sideways go fuck yourself sideways knock sideways move sideways sideways-on spelled sideways
相关词
skewly

词源

词源 1
From side + -ways.
词源 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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