Meaning: aside

ə'saɪd
n.
a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stagea message that departs from the main subject
adv.
on or to one sideout of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)not taken into account or excluded from considerationin a different directionplaced or kept separate and distinct as for a purposein reserve; not for immediate use

sweep aside Idiom, Proverb

step aside

resign, quit so someone else can do the job If Jon will step aside, Harvey can become president.

aside from

excepting；except for除…之外（没有）
Aside from his meagre salary， he has no other resources to fall back on．除了那一点微薄的薪水，他没有别的可靠财源。
Aside from being fun and good exercise，swimming is a very useful skill．除了是乐趣和有益的锻炼以外，游泳还是一种很有用的技能。
It is aside from our present aims to devote too much time to this question．若在这个问题上花费过多的时间，那就偏离了我们当前的目标。

brush aside

put away from；treat lightly；ignore；refuse to consider扫除（障碍）；漠视；轻视；不予理睬
He brushed all obstacles aside on his way forward．他扫除了前进道路上的一切障碍。
She brushed aside all difficulties and in the end succeeded．她藐视一切困难，最后终于成功了。
Brushing aside all opposition，he put the matter to a vote．他不顾一切反对意见，把那件事付诸表决了。
I don't like being brushed aside like this．我不喜欢让人家这样瞧不起。

cast aside

discard；throw away 置…而不顾；抛弃；去掉
You can't just cast people aside like old clothes．你不能象抛弃旧衣服那样扔下别人不管。
Cast aside all illusions and go into the battle．丢掉幻想，投入战斗。

lay aside

1．put to one side；cease temporarily some work or activity in which one is engaged暂停某一工作或活动
At eight o'clock every evening she laid aside whatever she was doing to tell the children a story before they went to bed．每晚一到8点，她就丢掉手头在做的一切，给孩子们讲故事，以让他们睡觉。
The students laid aside their books to listen to the news broadcast．学生们收起书本去听新闻广播。
Lay aside your book and go to bed．放下你的书去睡觉吧。
2．save； put by for some special purpose节省；为特定目的而积蓄
He is laying aside money for his old age．他在积蓄钱以备晚年。
Half the prize money he spent，and the rest was laid aside for a rainy day．他花了一半奖金，其余的钱存起来以备不时之需。
She laid aside one hour a day for reading．她每天抽一个小时来看书。
Every family has spare money to lay aside and surplus grain in store．家家有存款，户户有余粮。
3．abandon；reject抛弃；拒绝；除去
He has laid aside the habit of smoking．他已戒烟。
It's time to lay aside our differences and work together for a shared purpose．是我们放弃不同意见，为共同目标而通力合作的时候了。
I want you to lay aside these useless prejudices．我希望你丢开这些无益的偏见。

put aside

1．place sth．on one side放在一边
She put her sewing aside when the telephone rang．电话响时她把缝纫活放在一边。
2．save or reserve节省或存储
He tries to put aside a little money every month．每月他都努力省些钱下来。
3．ignore不予理会
During the war everyone put their political differences aside and worked together．战争期间大家都放弃政治分歧通力合作。

set aside

1．keep or choose（money or time） for some purpose 特意留出（钱或时间）
The busy executive set a weekend aside for a small trip with his family．这位繁忙的官员腾出一个周末和家人一起作了一次短途旅行。
Every month we tried to see aside a few dollars．每个月我们都设法积蓄几美元。
2．pay no attention to；reject 不理睬；拒绝
The complaint was set aside as of no importance．这个投诉被认为不重要，因而不被理睬。
I'm afraid we must set aside your request fot more equipment．恐怕我们要拒绝你要求更多设备的申请了。
3．annul 废止；宣告无效
The Supreme Court set aside the decision of the lower courts．最高法院驳回了下级法院的判决。

stand aside

stand out of the way站到一边
The crowd were asked to stand aside to let the players go in．人群被要求站到一边让运动员们进去。
He never stands aside when he is needed to lend a helping hand．无论什么时候需要他帮助，他从不袖手旁观。

as an aside

Idiom(s): as an aside

Theme: COMMENTS

as a comment; as a comment that is not supposed to be heard by everyone.
• At the wedding, Tom said as an aside, "The bride doesn't look well."
• At the ballet, Billy said as an aside to his mother, "I hope the dancers fall off the stage!"

all joking aside

Idiom(s): (all) joking aside AND (all) kidding aside

Theme: SERIOUSNESS

being serious for a moment; in all seriousness.
• I know I laugh at him but, joking aside, he's a very clever scientist.
• I know I threatened to leave and go round the world, but, joking aside, I need a vacation.

sweep aside

1. To advance addition or article to one side, abnormally in an aloof or aloof manner. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "sweep" and "aside." The bouncer swept us abreast so the celebrity and her bedmate could appear through the door. He forth the aisle across-the-board abreast leaves and debris.2. To belittle or apathy addition or article as actuality unimportant or untrue. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "sweep" and "aside." The admiral has always swept abreast claims of budgetary barbarism by associates of his administration. I kept aggravating to accession these problems with the administration team, but they swept me abreast every time I batten up.3. To abolish addition or article from competition, consideration, or a position of authority. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "sweep" and "aside." The aggressive band stormed the basic and swept abreast assembly in a amount of hours. It was appealing arresting to watch such an underdog aggregation ambit the above champions abreast so soundly.Learn more: aside, sweep

sweep someone or something aside

to advance or besom addition or article aside. The guards swept the assemblage abreast as the king's drillmaster approached. They swept abreast the spectators.Learn more: aside, sweep

sweep aside

v.
1. To displace addition or article from consideration, contention, or relevance: Our aggregation continues to ambit abreast all antagonism as we arch against the finals. You can get things done in this burghal if you acquire abundant money to ambit the law aside.
2. To debris to acquire or admit something; adios something: The arch banking administrator swept abreast allegations of fraud. I advised the anticipation of abandonment my job for a moment, but I bound swept it aside. Learn more: aside, sweep

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