stand aside 1. 站开，让开 Stand aside and let me pass! 站开，让我过去! 2. 不行动，不做事 How can you stand aside and see the child badly treated? 看着孩子受虐待你怎么能无动于衷呢? He never stands aside when there's something that needs doing. 有事情需要做时，他从来不袖手旁观。 3. (竞选时)退出；(竞争职位时)退让 He stood aside in favour of a better man. 他退出来把机会留给比自己更好的人。