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| /əˈlɒŋˌsaɪd/ |
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| 1 | close to the side of sth
along the side of something or close to the side of it 在…旁边；沿着… |
| The railway runs alongside the road. 铁路顺着公路延伸。 |
| The Russian flag was flying alongside the American Stars and Stripes. 俄罗斯国旗飘扬在美国星条旗旁边。 |
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| 2 | working with sb
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| | 2a | if you work alongside someone , you work with them in the same place and for the same purpose 与（某人）一起（工作） | | Volunteers worked alongside professional builders in a massive reconstruction programme. 在一个大型的重建项目中，志愿者与专业建筑人员并肩工作。 | | Leslie Caron starred alongside Maurice Chevalier in the musical Gigi. 在音乐剧《金粉世界》中，莱斯利·卡伦与莫里斯·切瓦力亚同台演出。 | |
| | 2b | if you play or fight alongside someone in a game or war , you play or fight in the same team or on the same side with them 和…一起（比赛或作战） | | In the battle, British troops fought alongside US marines. 战斗中，英国部队与美国海军陆战队并肩作战。 | |
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| 3 | as important as sb/sth
important enough to be considered as being in the same class as someone or something else that is well known 与…同等重要的 |
| When he dies he will take his place alongside Shakespeare and Dickens as one of the truly great writers of his time. 他死后会成为他那个时代真正的伟大作家之一，与莎士比亚和狄更斯齐名。 |
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| 4 | existing together
if different systems, processes, or ideas exist alongside each other , they exist at the same time 和…共存 |
| In Hong Kong a communist government and a capitalist economy operate alongside each other. |
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| 5 | in comparison with sb/sth
used for showing that you are comparing one person or thing with another 与…相比 |
| Our profits seem small alongside those of the big multinational companies. 与那些大的跨国公司相比，我们的利润似乎很少。 |
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