edge·ways
adverb/ˈedʒweɪz/
/ˈedʒweɪz/
(British English) (North American English edgewise
Idioms /ˈedʒwaɪz/
/ˈedʒwaɪz/
)- with the edge upwards or forwards; on one side
边向上（或向前）；侧着；斜着 - You'll only get the desk through the door if you turn it edgeways.
你要把书桌侧着才能搬过这道门。
- You'll only get the desk through the door if you turn it edgeways.
Idioms
(not) get a word in edgeways (British English)
(also (not) get a word in edgewise North American English, British English)
- (not) to be able to say anything because somebody else is speaking too much
（因别人说话太多）插（不上）嘴 - When Mary starts talking, no one else can get a word in edgeways.
玛丽讲起话来，别人谁也插不上嘴。
Extra Examples- I wanted to tell you that she'd phoned, but you were talking so much I couldn't get a word in edgeways.
我想告诉你她来过电话，但你说得太多，我无法插话。 - I wanted to tell you, but I couldn't get a word in edgeways.
我想告诉你，但我支支吾吾地说不出话来。
- When Mary starts talking, no one else can get a word in edgeways.