by (或 at) someone's side

close to someone, especially so as to give them comfort or moral support

在某人身邊（尤指給某人安慰或精神支持）

a stepson who stayed by your side when your own son deserted you.

你親生兒子遺棄你時(shí)在你身旁的繼子。

by the side of

close to

在…邊上

a house by the side of the road.

路邊的一幢房子。

from side to side

alternately left and right from a central point

從左到右

I shook my head frantically from side to side.

我使勁搖頭。

across the entire width; right across

橫跨；橫穿

the fleet stretched four miles from side to side.

這支艦隊(duì)橫跨四海里。

have something on one's side (或 something is on on

something is operating to one's advantage

（某物）有利于某人

now he had time on his side, Thomas relaxed a little.

現(xiàn)在托馬斯有足夠時(shí)間，放松了一點(diǎn)兒。

let the side down

(Brit.)fail to meet the expectations of one's colleagues or friends, especially by mismanaging something or otherwise causing them embarrassment

(英)使同事（或朋友）失望（或難堪）

on/from every side (或 on/from all sides)

in or from all directions; everywhere

四面八方；到處

there were shouts now from all sides.

現(xiàn)在到處都是叫喊聲。

on (或 to) one side

out of one's way; aside

不擋道，靠邊；在旁邊

on the — side

tending towards being —; rather —(used to qualify an adjective)

頗，有點(diǎn)兒，相當(dāng)（用于修飾形容詞）

these boots are a bit on the tight side.

這些靴子略微緊了一點(diǎn)。

side of the fence

these boots are a bit on the tight side.

這些靴子略微緊了一點(diǎn)。

take sides

support one person or cause against another or others in a dispute, conflict, or contest

（在爭(zhēng)端、沖突或比賽中）支持一方，袒護(hù)；反對(duì)另一方

I do not want to take sides in this matter.

在這個(gè)問題上，我不想袒護(hù)誰。

take (或 draw) someone to/on one side

speak to someone in private, especially so as to advise or warn them about something

私下說（尤指就某事建議或警告某人）

this side of

before (a particular time, date, or event)

在（特定時(shí)間、日期或事件）之前

this side of midnight.

在午夜之前。

(informal)used in superlative expressions to denote that something is comparable with a paragon or model of its kind

(非正式)[用于最高級(jí)短語中]接近（典范，榜樣）

the finest coffee this side of Brazil.

可與巴西咖啡媲美的絕好咖啡。

(on) this side of the grave

in life

活著

on the side

In addition to the main portion

另外：除了主要部分之外

coleslaw on the side.

除了酸卷心菜絲外

In addition to the main occupation or activity

兼職作為副業(yè)：除了主要的職業(yè)或活動(dòng)外

did some consulting work on the side.

做些咨詢工作當(dāng)做副業(yè)