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单词 wayside
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Definition of wayside in English:

wayside

noun ˈweɪsʌɪdˈweɪˌsaɪd
  • The edge of a road.

    路边

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are more bulldozers by the wayside than trees, rivers are replaced with billions of miles of ribbon like roads and trash is everywhere.
    • National Park chiefs are becoming increasingly concerned over the growing number of metal boundary markers and village signs which are disappearing from waysides and village entrances.
    • They can pick way through the throngs of revellers by day to nab a bargain on one of the many stalls that line the streets, or sit by the wayside and have their fortune told.
    • A look at a mother in a sprawling Mumbai slum breastfeeding an infant while two more infants doze off awaiting their turn; kids running along the beach in gay abandon; a child in a deep sleep by the wayside on a torn blanket oblivious to the coins donated by generous passers-by... all make compelling viewing.
    • The fine weather has been kind to the flowers and there are some fine blooms in gardens along the wayside already.
    • I'm ashamed of the state of the litter-strewn waysides and wonder what visitors to this country must think of us.

Phrases

  • fall by the wayside

    • Fail to persist in an endeavour or undertaking.

      半途而废

      many readers will fall by the wayside as the terminology becomes more complicated

      随着术语变得更为复杂,许多读者将会半途而废。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Quite simply, I've got so much going on in my life, so much to do in so little time, that many things - such as tidying - fall by the wayside, at work and at home.
      • And educationally many, for whom extra assistance is a necessity not a luxury, will fall by the wayside.
      • Tradition also fell by the wayside when councillors nominated two members to serve as deputy mayor, causing a ballot.
      • I have to wonder how many discoveries and ideas have fallen by the wayside for precisely this reason.
      • What about those who fall by the economic wayside?
      • I would be bitterly disappointed if the scheme fell by the wayside.
      • As personal debt rises, other priorities fall by the wayside.
      • New Year resolutions to be fitter and healthier often fall by the wayside before January even ends.
      • It was a good idea, but it just fell by the wayside.
      • I've started a few little blogs here and there, just trying things out, but they have all fallen by the wayside, and I doubt I could even remember where they are!
      • And while subjects such as Latin and Greek are gradually falling by the wayside, new subjects have been introduced.

Rhymes

Tayside

Definition of wayside in US English:

wayside

nounˈwāˌsīdˈweɪˌsaɪd
  • The edge of a road.

    路边

    Example sentencesExamples
    • National Park chiefs are becoming increasingly concerned over the growing number of metal boundary markers and village signs which are disappearing from waysides and village entrances.
    • A look at a mother in a sprawling Mumbai slum breastfeeding an infant while two more infants doze off awaiting their turn; kids running along the beach in gay abandon; a child in a deep sleep by the wayside on a torn blanket oblivious to the coins donated by generous passers-by... all make compelling viewing.
    • There are more bulldozers by the wayside than trees, rivers are replaced with billions of miles of ribbon like roads and trash is everywhere.
    • The fine weather has been kind to the flowers and there are some fine blooms in gardens along the wayside already.
    • They can pick way through the throngs of revellers by day to nab a bargain on one of the many stalls that line the streets, or sit by the wayside and have their fortune told.
    • I'm ashamed of the state of the litter-strewn waysides and wonder what visitors to this country must think of us.

Phrases

  • fall by the wayside

    • Fail to persist in an endeavor or undertaking.

      半途而废

      many readers will fall by the wayside as the terminology becomes more complicated

      随着术语变得更为复杂,许多读者将会半途而废。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I would be bitterly disappointed if the scheme fell by the wayside.
      • What about those who fall by the economic wayside?
      • Tradition also fell by the wayside when councillors nominated two members to serve as deputy mayor, causing a ballot.
      • Quite simply, I've got so much going on in my life, so much to do in so little time, that many things - such as tidying - fall by the wayside, at work and at home.
      • New Year resolutions to be fitter and healthier often fall by the wayside before January even ends.
      • It was a good idea, but it just fell by the wayside.
      • I've started a few little blogs here and there, just trying things out, but they have all fallen by the wayside, and I doubt I could even remember where they are!
      • And educationally many, for whom extra assistance is a necessity not a luxury, will fall by the wayside.
      • I have to wonder how many discoveries and ideas have fallen by the wayside for precisely this reason.
      • And while subjects such as Latin and Greek are gradually falling by the wayside, new subjects have been introduced.
      • As personal debt rises, other priorities fall by the wayside.
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