sideline

noun

/ˈsaɪdlaɪn/

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[countable] an activity that you do as well as your main job in order to earn extra money兼职；副业；兼营业务
- His hobby of winemaking was fast becoming a profitable sideline.他对酿酒的爱好很快成为一项有利可图的副业。
Extra Examples
- He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
- She is developing a nice little sideline in babysitting for friends.她帮朋友照看孩子，慢慢成了个不错的小副业。
- The restaurant started out as a sideline to his main business.这个餐馆开办时只是他主要业务的补充。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- lucrative
- nice
- …
verb + sideline
- have
- develop
preposition
- sideline for
- sideline in
- sideline to
- …
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sidelines
[plural] the lines along the two long sides of a sports field, tennis court, etc. that mark the outer edges; the area just outside these（球场等的）边线，两侧场外区域
- The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players.教练站在场外，大声指挥运动员。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Idioms

on/from the sidelines

watching something but not actually involved in it从旁观者的角度；置身局外
- He was content to watch from the sidelines as his wife built up a successful business empire.他满足于站在一旁，看妻子一步步地建立起一个成功的商业帝国。
- She has chosen to remain on the sidelines of public debate.她选择置身于公开辩论之外。

verb

/ˈsaɪdlaɪn/

[usually passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they sideline	/ˈsaɪdlaɪn/ /ˈsaɪdlaɪn/
he / she / it sidelines	/ˈsaɪdlaɪnz/ /ˈsaɪdlaɪnz/
past simple sidelined	/ˈsaɪdlaɪnd/ /ˈsaɪdlaɪnd/
past participle sidelined	/ˈsaɪdlaɪnd/ /ˈsaɪdlaɪnd/
-ing form sidelining	/ˈsaɪdlaɪnɪŋ/ /ˈsaɪdlaɪnɪŋ/

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to prevent somebody from playing in a team, especially because of an injury使退出比赛，使下场（尤指由于受伤）
- be sidelined (by something) The player has been sidelined by a knee injury.这名队员因膝部受伤而下场。
to prevent somebody from having an important part in something that other people are doing把…排除在核心之外；使靠边
- be sidelined (by somebody/something) The vice-president is increasingly being sidelined.副总统被日益排挤到权力中心之外。