beside
preposition /bɪˈsaɪd/
/bɪˈsaɪd/
Idioms - next to or at the side of somebody/something
在旁边（或附近） - He sat beside her all night.
整个晚上他都坐在她的身边。 - a mill beside a stream
小溪旁的磨房
Which Word? beside / besidesbeside / besides- The preposition beside usually means ‘next to something/somebody’ or ‘at the side of something/somebody’:
介词 beside 通常表示靠近、在旁边： - Sit here beside me.
坐到我旁边来。
介词 besides 表示除…之外（还）： - What other sports do you play besides hockey?
除了玩曲棍球你还做哪些运动？
- Sit here beside me.
- The adverb besides is not usually used on its own with the same meaning as the preposition. It is mainly used to give another reason or argument for something:
- I don’t think I’ll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. Besides, I don’t really like parties.
我想我星期六不会来。我有好多事要做。再说，我不太喜欢社交聚会。 - She likes football. Besides, she likes tennis and basketball.
- I don’t think I’ll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. Besides, I don’t really like parties.
- He sat beside her all night.
- compared with somebody/something
与…相比 - My painting looks childish beside yours.
同你的相比，我的画显得很幼稚。
- My painting looks childish beside yours.
词源Old English be sīdan (adverb) ‘by the side’ (see by, side).
Idioms
be beside the point
- to not be important or closely related to the main thing you are talking about
无关紧要；离题；不相关 - Yes, I know it was an accident, but that's beside the point.
是的，我知道那是个事故，可是这无关紧要。 - They took my words out of context, but that’s beside the point.
他们把我的话断章取义，但那无关紧要。
- Yes, I know it was an accident, but that's beside the point.
beside yourself (with something)
- unable to control yourself because of the strength of emotion you are feeling
（因情绪）失去自制力；失常 - He was beside himself with rage when I told him what I had done.
我告诉他我做了什么事，他快气疯了。 - They were beside themselves with excitement.
他们兴奋得发狂。
- He was beside himself with rage when I told him what I had done.