sideline
n
1 [C] class of goods sold in addition to the main class of goods 附帶出售的貨物
a butcher selling groceries as a sideline 兼賣雜貨的肉商.
2 [C] occupation that is not one's main work 副業; 兼職
I'm a teacher really; my writing is just a sideline. 我其實是個教師, 寫作只是我的兼職.
3 sidelines [pl]
(space immediately outside the) lines forming the boundary of a football pitch, tennis court, etc at the sides (足球場、 網球場等的)邊線(界外區)
some spectators on the sidelines 在邊線外的一些觀眾.
4 (idm 習語) on the `sidelines observing sth but not directly involved in it 旁觀; 不直接參與
As a journalist, I was on the sidelines during the political crisis. 我是記者, 在這一政治危機時期我是目睹一切的局外人. sideline, v [Tn]
(esp US) remove (sb) from a game, team, etc; put out of action 使(某人)退出比賽; 使中止活動
Our best player has been sidelined by injury. 我們的主力隊員已因受傷而退出了比賽.