1 N-COUNT 兼职;副业 A sideline is something that you do in addition to your main job in order to earn extra money. 兼职;副业
SYN income supplement, subsidiary, second job, secondary occupation
2 N-PLURAL (球场等的)边线 The sidelines are the lines marking the long sides of the playing area, for example on a football field or tennis court. (球场等的)边线
3 N-PLURAL [usu on/from N] (某一情况的)外围,局外 If you are on the sidelines in a situation, you do not influence events at all, either because you have chosen not to be involved, or because other people have not involved you. (某一情况的)外围,局外
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France no longer wants to be left on the sidelines when critical decisions are taken.
在作出关键决定时,法国不想再被撇在一边了。
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He has watched from the sidelines the great developments unrolling in Eastern Europe.
他一直在一旁关注东欧相继取得的重大进展。
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The government has just stood on the sidelines up to now and let the situation get worse.
迄今为止政府仅仅是置身局外,任凭事态恶化。
4 VERB [usually passive] 把…排除在外;使靠边;不重视 If someone or something is sidelined, they are made to seem unimportant and not included in what people are doing. 把…排除在外;使靠边;不重视
5 VERB [usually passive] 使(运动员)下场;使退出比赛 In sports, if a player is sidelined, he or she is prevented from playing for a period of time, for example because of an injury. 使(运动员)下场;使退出比赛
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