英语词汇“sideline”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

sidelinesideline1 /ˈsaɪdlaɪn/ noun

COLLOCATIONS► on the sidelines

Tom stood on the sidelines, cheering his teammates.

► on the sidelines

Trading was light yesterday as small investors remained on the sidelines.

► as a sideline

He raised chickens as a sideline.

1the sidelines [plural] a)the area just outside the lines that form the edge of a sports field: Tom stood on the sidelines, cheering his teammates. b)the state of not taking part in an activity even though you want to or should do it: Trading was light yesterday as small investors remained on the sidelines.2[countable] a line at the side of a sports field, which shows where the players are allowed to play3[countable] an activity that you do in addition to your main job or business in order to earn more money: He raised chickens as a sideline.

noun | verb

sidelinesideline2 verb [transitive usually passive]

VERB TABLE

sideline

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	sideline
	he, she, it	sidelines
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	sidelined
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have sidelined
	he, she, it	has sidelined
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had sidelined
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will sideline
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have sidelined

Continuous Form
Present	I	am sidelining
	he, she, it	is sidelining
	you, we, they	are sidelining
Past	I, he, she, it	was sidelining
	you, we, they	were sidelining
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been sidelining
	he, she, it	has been sidelining
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been sidelining
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be sidelining
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been sidelining

if someone is sidelined, he or she is unable to play in a sports game because of an injury, or unable to take part in an activity because he or she is not as good as someone else: Horn will be sidelined for three weeks by a sprained ankle.