| 单词 | outside |
| 释义 | outside (once / 46 pages) 1nadjadv 2nadjadv 3adj The outside of something is the part that's visible to the world. A neighbor who's used to the tidy outside of your house might be shocked by the mess inside. Your perfect chocolate chip cookies might be crunchy on the outside, but soft inside, and when your friends eat them, they'll look as happy on the outside as they feel inside. Outside is also an adjective, for talking about the outside temperature or your outside lights that automatically turn on at dusk. If you're on the outside of some group, you don't feel like you belong, and if someone talks about "an outside chance," they mean a very unlikely possibility. WORD FAMILYoutside: outsider, outsides+/outsider: outsiders USAGE EXAMPLESAlso called pneumococcus, this pathogen is the most common perpetrator of community-acquired pneumonia, which is pneumonia that people get outside hospitals and nursing homes. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) And maybe there’s a lesson to be learned here: to move outside myself, to move beyond nausea; to focus on the other, not on self. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) To live outside the tiny cosmos of our own desires. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the region that is outside of something Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper exterior inside, interior the region that is inside of something open, open air, out-of-doors, outdoors where the air is unconfined part, region the extended spatial location of something 2adj originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world" outside interests an outside job Syn external happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface 3adj functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit Syn extramural carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community 4adj from or between other countries developing nations need outside help Syn external, international foreign of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own) 5adj coming from the outside disdaining outside pressure groups Syn external, extraneous extrinsic not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside 6adj leading to or from the outside an outside door Syn exterior situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building 7adj located, suited for, or taking place in the open air Syn|Ant out-of-door, outdoor exterior situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building alfresco, open-airin the open air outdoorsycharacteristic of or suitable to outdoor life indoor located, suited for, or taking place within a building interiorsituated within or suitable for inside a building 8adv outside a building 2in summer we play outside Syn|Ant alfresco, out of doors, outdoors indoors, inside within a building 1n the outer side or surface of something Syn|Ant|Hyper exterior inside, interior the inner or enclosed surface of something surface the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object 2adj relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit an outside margin Syn|Ant external happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface after-schooloutside regular school hours extracurricularoutside the regular duties of your job or profession extracurricularoutside the regular academic curriculum right(of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward inside relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space internalhappening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface wrongused of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward 3adj on or toward an outer edge the outside lane Syn outer being on the outside or further from a center 4adj (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter an outside pitch Syn away inaccurate not exact 5adv on the outside 3outside, the box is black Ant inside, within on the inside adj very unlikely an outside chance Syn remote unlikely has little chance of being the case or coming about |
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