The form outside of can also be used as a preposition. This form is more usual in American English. outside of 亦可用作介词,这在美国英语中更为常见。
1 N-COUNT 外面;外部;外表 The outside of something is the part which surrounds or encloses the rest of it. 外面;外部;外表
SYN exterior, face, front, covering
Outside is also an adjective.
2 ADV [be ADVERB] [ADVERB after verb, n ADVERB] 在外面;在室外;在建筑物近旁 If you are outside, you are not inside a building but are quite close to it. 在外面;在室外;在建筑物近旁
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'Was the car inside the garage?' — 'No, it was still outside.'.
“车在车库里吗?”—“不,还在外面。”
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I stepped outside and pulled up my collar against the cold mist.
我走出门,竖起衣领抵御冷雾。
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Outside, the light was fading rapidly.
屋外的天色很快就暗下来。
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The shouting outside grew louder.
外面的叫喊声越来越大。
Outside is also a preposition.
Outside is also an adjective.
3 PREP 在(房间)的外面 If you are outside a room, you are not in it but are in the passage or area next to it. 在(房间)的外面
Outside is also an adverb.
4 ADJ [ADJ n] 外部(世界)的;外界的 When you talk about the outside world, you are referring to things that happen or exist in places other than your own home or community. 外部(世界)的;外界的
Outside is also an adverb.
5 PREP 不在…;在(某地)之外 People or things outside a country, town, or region are not in it. 不在…;在(某地)之外
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...an old castle outside Budapest.
布达佩斯城外的古堡
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The number of warships stationed outside European waters roughly doubled.
部署在欧洲水域之外的战舰数量差不多增加了一倍。
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...theatres both in and outside London.
伦敦市内外的剧院
6 ADJ [ADJ n] (车道)靠近路中间的,快车道的 On a road with two separate carriageways, the outside lanes are the ones which are closest to its centre. (车道)靠近路中间的,快车道的
7 ADJ [ADJ n] (人员、机构等)外部的 Outside people or organizations are not part of a particular organization or group. (人员、机构等)外部的
Outside is also a preposition.
8 PREP 在(…领域)以外 Outside a particular institution or field of activity means in other fields of activity or in general life. 在(…领域)以外
9 PREP 在…范围以外 Something that is outside a particular range of things is not included within it. 在…范围以外
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She is a beautiful boat, but way, way outside my price range.
这条船很漂亮,但价格却远远超出我能承受的范围。
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When Cathy sings about love, you feel that she's singing about something outside her experience.
凯茜在唱情歌的时候,你能感觉到她没有这方面的体验。
10 PREP 在(某段时间)以外 Something that happens outside a particular period of time happens at a different time from the one mentioned. 在(某段时间)以外
11 PREP-PHRASE [PREPOSITION n/-ing] 除了…之外;不包括 Outside of is used to introduce the only thing or person that prevents your main statement from being completely true. 除了…之外;不包括
12 PHRASE 最多;充其量;最晚 You use at the outside to say that you think that a particular amount is the largest possible in a particular situation, or that a particular time is the latest possible time for something to happen. 最多;充其量;最晚
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurus | outside Also look up: |
ADJ. | exterior, outdoor; (ant.) inside, interior 1 |
PREP. | beyond, near; (ant.) inside 3 |
Word Partnership | Use outside with: |
N. | the outside of a building 1 outside a building, outside a car, outside a room, outside a store 3 outside interests, the outside world 4 outside a city/town, outside a country 5 outside sources 7 |
ADJ. | cold outside, dark outside 2 |
VERB. | gather outside, go outside, park outside, sit outside, stand outside, step outside, wait outside 2 3 |
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