Word · Frequency #857
outsides
外部；外侧；表面
outsides is the plural of outside.
the outer side or surface of something
- 1.
The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
某物朝外的部分；外表面。
- 2.
the region that is outside of something
某物外部的区域
- 3.
The external appearance of someone or something.
某人或某物的外表。
- 4.
the outer side or surface of something
某物的外侧或表面
- 5.
The space beyond some limit or boundary.
界限或边界以外的空间。
- 6.
The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
最大极限,尤指数量、程度等。
- 7.
The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.
道路靠近中央分隔带的部分:靠左行驶时为右侧,靠右行驶时为左侧。
- 8.
The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
弯道或跑道等弧长较长的一侧；跑道等距场内或其他参考点最远的一侧。
- 9.
The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave.
波峰以外的海面部分。
外面；外部；以外的地方；外表；外观；最大限度；极限；道路靠近中央分隔带的一侧；（弯道或跑道的）外侧；外弯
In use
The outside of the house needs painting.
She examined the outside of the box carefully.
Looking from the outside, the problem seems simple.
Connections
Collocations
- from the outside
- 从外面
- The house looks old from the outside.这房子从外面看起来很旧。
- on the outside
- 在外面
- The fruit is ripe on the outside but still green inside.这水果外面熟了，里面还是青的。
- to the outside
- 向外，到外面
- The door opens to the outside.门向外开。
- the outside of
- ……的外面
- The outside of the building is covered in ivy.建筑物的外面爬满了常春藤。
- at the outside
- 最多，充其量
- The repairs will cost $200 at the outside.修理费最多200美元。
- the outside world
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住：外（wài）的拼音像'外'，side是边，outside就是外面的边。
Context & Register
中性；用于描述外部区域、表面或抽象的外界，常见于空间描述、外观描述或抽象语境。
Grammar Note
通常与定冠词 the 连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words end with '-side' and are pronounced with the same /saɪd/ rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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