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out.side.aJt5saIdadv [not gradable], prep, adj[not gradable]在室外Since it's such a nice day shall we eat/sit/go outside (= not in the building, but not very far away from it).既然天气这么好,我们到室外吃/坐/去好吗?It was a lovely day outside, although no sunlight actually reached into the office.室外天气很好,然而阳光实际上并没有照进办公室来。She sat for two hours on the floor outside his room (= not inside the room, but close to the door).她在他房间外面的地板上坐了两个小时。One could hear the demonstrators screaming and shouting outside the courtroom.人们可以听见示威者在法庭外呼喊尖叫。(fig.) An over-protected childhood, then school and university, meant that at the age of 22 she had no idea about the world outside/the outside world (= the way of life for most people).她儿时过分地受到保护,接着是上中学和读大学,这意味着在22岁这个年龄上,她对外界一无所知。Outside is also used to mean not in a particular place.在外面Nobody outside this room must ever know what we have discussed.决不能让这间屋外的任何人知道我们讨论了什么。Outside Japan (= In other countries) almost no research is being done.在日本国以外几乎没有人进行任何研究。Outside is also used to mean beyond or not within or part of something.超出…(范围)I'm afraid that would be outside my job description.恐怕那将超出我职责的范围。Outside also means coming from another place or organization.外界的The company badly needs outside support.这家公司急需外界的支持。We've had to call in an outside adviser/expert.我们不得不请一位外界的顾问/专家。(esp. Am) Outside of means not within or except for.除了There's a lot of really good theatre and opera outside of London these days.这些天来除了伦敦其他地方的确上演了不少优秀的戏剧和歌剧。Outside of us three, no one knows anything about the problem, yet.除了我们三人还没有任何人知道关于这个问题的任何事情。An outside call or outside line is a telephone call or connection going outside the place where you are.外线的You're not allowed to make outside calls on office phones, unless it's to do with work.你是不准用公家电话打外线的,除非这和工作有关。I'm trying to get an outside line but they're all busy.我正在设法接通外线,但老是占线。Outside can also mean the most that would be allowed.最大限度的The outside limit/figure would be £350.最大限度/最高数将为350英镑。(Br and Aus) an outside broadcast (Am remote broadcast) (= a broadcast not made within the television or radio building)不在播音室内进行的播音
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