sideline
pronunciation
UK [ˈsaɪdlaɪn]
US [ˈsaɪdˌlaɪn]
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- n.
- 副业，兼职
- （球场等的）边线
- （本业以外的）兼售商品
- 局外人的观点
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- vt.
- 使退出
Word Origin
sideline 边线，兼职，副业
side,边，侧，line,线，职业。比喻用法。
Example
- 1. Elected politicians in brazil are allowed a business sideline .
- 在巴西当选的政治家允许持有副业。
- 2. I might as well have announced that I 'd taken up bank robbery as a sideline .
- 可能我也宣称了我会把抢银行作为兼职吧。
- 3. Some in the press have begun to call lin " the asian tebow , " a reference to professional football player tim tebow , whose sideline prayer posture became a fad and internet meme .
- 一些媒体已经开始称他为“亚洲的蒂博”，蒂姆-蒂博是美国橄榄球队员，他的边线祷告姿势在网上爆红。
- 4. The most common sideline involves letting property or running a bed-and-breakfast .
- 最常见的副业包括房产出租和经营家庭旅馆。
- 5. He does a decent sideline in cheap watches , so I begin browsing .
- 他还卖廉价手表作为体面的副业，所以我开始随便看看。
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