sideways
sideways
adverb& adjective
knock someone sideways
adverb& adjective
- 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。
■[asadv.]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。
■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，部长们只是进行了平级调整。
■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。
■[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。
knock someone sideways
- 见 knock
- from the side; side-on
从一边（或一侧）；朝向一边（或一侧）
考试词汇表
