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单词 sidelight
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sidelight
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsaɪd.laɪt/us
/ˈsaɪd.laɪt/

sidelightnoun[C](LIGHT)

UK
(USparking light)
either of the twosmallerlightsfixedon thefrontof acar
（汽车）侧灯
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headlight
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The exterior of vehicles
  • a fifth/third wheelidiom
  • bonnet
  • bull bar
  • cab
  • cartwheel
  • coachwork
  • crumple zone
  • finny
  • fog light
  • full beam
  • hazard light
  • headlight
  • high beams
  • hubcap
  • mudflap
  • side mirror
  • sunroof
  • tire
  • tread
  • wing
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sidelightnoun[C](INFORMATION)

apieceofextrainformationthathelpsyouunderstandsomething in aslightlynew way:
侧面消息
What he saidthrew/castaninterestingsidelightonwhat hadhappened.他所说的话，对已经发生的事情来说是一个有趣的侧面消息。
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Information and messages
  • advertisement
  • aide-mémoire
  • ammunition
  • basics
  • dope
  • fascia
  • info
  • infodemic
  • infodump
  • infographic
  • information
  • memorandum
  • poop
  • push notification
  • radiogram
  • readout
  • relabel
  • shingle
  • the bare bones
  • the real deal
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(Definition ofsidelightfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsidelight

sidelight
A general profile of the vertebrate brain, with sidelights on the ancestry of cerebral cortex.
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To most people the lights shown in the drawing would represent sidelights.
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I also think it is terribly dangerous to drive on sidelights in an unbuilt-up area.
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As my noble friend has indicated, the lorry which is overtaking the car may or may not have its sidelights on, one simply cannot tell.
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Well, if his car is seen before his sidelights, he is grossly deceiving himself.
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I accept that many expert drivers tend to drive on their sidelights in built up areas where the street lighting is bad.
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I am aware that circuits have been developed to reduce the intensity of rear direction indicators when vehicle sidelights are switched on.
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At present the only condition imposed on drivers at night is to use their sidelights.
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There are other sidelights about it, but that is the basis of it all.
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We all agree that it is ridiculous to have pathetic little sidelights on in a thick fog.
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The only important and really useful instruction should be to use dipped headlamps in thick fog or mist, or heavy rain, and not just sidelights.
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As my noble friend said, you can meet on a highway in snow or fog huge trucks driving on what they call "sidelights".
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Far too many drivers drive on sidelights alone.
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Is not it desirable, where this operation is taking place, that there should be sidelights to warn other traffic?
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I gather that those regulations still apply, although the sidelights on some cars are nothing more than vestigial.
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