sideways
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(form of, plural)plural of sideway
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Moving or directed toward one side.
Giving Mary a sideways glance, he said,[…].
He gave the ball a sideways kick.
- 2.
(informal)Positioned sideways (with a side to the front).
There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways.
- 3.
(informal)Neither moving upward nor moving downward.
Once we get out of this sideways economy, our figures will more accurately reflect what we're truly capable of.
- 4.
(informal, usually)(usually with "with", informal) In conflict (with); not compatible (with).
He was constantly getting sideways with his boss till he got fired.
Trạng từ
adverb- 1.
With a side to the front.
He builds houses sideways, with the front door on the side.
- 2.
Towards one side.
A bishop moves only diagonally; a rook, only sideways, forward, and back.
He looked sideways at the new arrival, wondering who she was.
- 3.
Askance; sidelong.
- 4.
(informal)Neither upward nor downward.
The economy has been moving sideways for several months now.
- 5.
(US, colloquial)(chiefly US, colloquial) Not as planned; towards a worse outcome.
We realized the project could go sideways very quickly if we didn't get the sales and marketing people on our side.
Đồng nghĩa: south
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From side + -ways.