sideways
/ˈsaɪdweɪz/adverb & adjective
1- to, towards, or from the side向一边（或一侧）（的）, 向旁边（的）; 从一边（或一侧）（的）, 从旁边（的）：
as adv. she tilted her body sideways她侧倾身体
as adj. he hurried towards his office without a sideways glance.他目不斜视地急忙朝办公室走去。
1.1
- as adv. with one side facing forward一边（或一侧）向前地：
the lorry slid sideways across the road.
卡车侧身横滑到公路另一侧。
1.2
- so as to occupy a job or position at the same level as one previously held rather than be promoted or demoted（工作, 职位）平级变动地（的）：
as adj. after the reshuffle there were sideways moves for ministers.在改组之后, 部长们进行了平级调动。
1.3
- by an indirect way间接地（的）：
as adv. he came into politics sideways, as campaign manager for Ronald Reagan.他作为罗纳德·里根的竞选总管间接介入了政治。
1.4
- as adj. from an unconventional or unorthodox viewpoint（观点）非常规的, 非正统的：
take a sideways look at daily life.
不落俗套地看待日常生活。
短语
knock someone sideways
- 见KNOCK.
sideways on
- from the side; side-on从一边（或一侧）; 朝向一边（或一侧）。