beside
preposition uk/bɪˈsaɪd/ us/bɪˈsaɪd/
A2 在…旁边;在…附近
at the side of, next to
Come and sit here beside me. 过来坐在我身边。
Our school was built right beside a river. 我们的学校就建在河边。
与…相比
compared to another person or thing
Those books seem very dull beside this one. 与这本书相比，那些书似乎都很枯燥。
be beside the pointC2 离题，与讨论的问题无关
to be in no way connected to the subject that is being discussed
Let's stick to discussing whether the road should be built at all. The exact cost is beside the point. 我们还是继续讨论这条路到底该不该建的问题吧。确切的造价不是问题的根本。
The plot doesn't always make complete sense, but logic is beside the point in a novel like this one.
For most coin enthusiasts, the monetary value of items in their collection is beside the point.
Nobody has the time to read everyone's emails. But civil liberties campaigners say that's beside the point.
The fact that we were at school together is completely beside the point.
- More examples
- Come and sit beside me, duck.
- She knelt down beside the child.
- Feeling a tug at his sleeve, he turned to see Joe beside him.
- His parents kept vigil beside his bed for weeks before he died.
- The photograph shows the happy couple standing beside a banana tree.
Idiom
be beside yourselfidiom C2 （因情绪太强烈而）无法控制自己
If you are beside yourself with a particular feeling or emotion, it is so strong that it makes you almost out of control.
He was beside himself with grief when she died. 她死时他悲痛欲绝。
Synonyms: angry (EMOTIONAL)apoplecticcross furious (ANGRY)incandescent (QUALITY)incensediratelivid (ANGRY)mad (ANGRY) seething (angry)sore (ANGRY) wrathful