outside
adjective, adverb, preposition uk/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ /ˈaʊt.saɪd/ us/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ /ˈaʊt.saɪd/
A1 在外面（的），在室外（的）;在…外面（的）
not inside a building
It was a sunny day outside. 外面的天气真好。
Since it's such a nice day, let's eat/sit/go outside. 既然天气这么好，我们去外面吃饭／坐坐／走走好吗？
an outside light/toilet 室外灯／厕所
C1 [ before noun ]外来（的）;来自外地（或组织外）（的）;…以外（的）
coming from another place or organization
The company has called in outside experts. 公司已外请专家。
outside call/line （电话）外线
a phone call or connection going outside the place where you are
[ before noun ]最大限度的；最高限度的
the most that would be accepted or possible
The outside limit/figure would be $350. 最大限度／最高价格会达到350美元。
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- Come indoors, it's cold outside.
- Don't walk around outside in your bare feet.
- We curled up in bed, all snug and warm, and listened to the storm outside.
- I hate being stuck behind a desk - I'd rather work outside.
- Most ordinary people still had outside toilets in those days.
Idiom
the outside worldidiom (also the world outside) 外界，外部世界
things that are common in normal life but are not part of your experience
After 20 years in prison, he had no idea about the outside world. 在被监禁了20年以后，他对外面的世界一无所知。
outside
adverb, preposition uk/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ us/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/
A2 在（…）外面
not in a particular building or room, but near it
She sat for two hours on the floor outside his room. 她在他房间外的地上坐了两个小时。
A2 不在某地，在（…）外面，…以外
not in a particular place
Nobody outside this room must ever know what we have discussed. 除了这间屋子里的人，决不能让任何人知道我们讨论过的内容。
超出；不属于
not within or part of something
I'm afraid that would be outside my job description. 恐怕这超出了我的职责范围。
outside ofmainly US 除了，除…之外
except for
Outside of us three, no one knows anything about the problem, yet. 除了我们3个，别人对这个问题都还毫不知情。
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- A large crowd of reporters collected outside the prime minister's house.
- He was shot dead outside his home.
- There was a curious-looking man standing outside.
- They're digging up the road outside to repair the electricity cables.
- There's a night safe outside the bank, so you can deposit money whenever you wish.
outside
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ /ˈaʊt.saɪd/ us/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ /ˈaʊt.saɪd/
(OUTER PART)
B2 外部，外面
the outer part or side of something
The outside of the house needs painting. 房子的外部需要粉刷一下。
The house looks larger when looked at from the outside. 这幢房子从外面看显得更大些。
The company needs to get help from outside (= from people who work for other organizations). 公司需要获得外界的帮助。
Compare: inside noun
(LARGEST AMOUNT)
at the outside 最多，顶多
used to say that an amount is the most possible in a situation
The job will take about ten days at the outside. 这活儿顶多需要10天左右。
outside
adjective [ before noun ] /ˈaʊt.saɪd/ /ˈaʊt.saɪd/
微小的，极小的
slight
There's still an outside chance/possibility that Scotland will make it into the World Cup. 苏格兰队进入世界杯决赛圈仍有一线希望。