to one side; out of the way 到旁边;在旁边 She pulled the curtain aside. 她把窗帘拉向一边。 Stand aside and let these people pass. 闪开,让这些人过去。 He took me aside (= away from a group of people) to give me some advice. 他把我拉到一旁,给我出主意。 - (figurative)
Leaving aside (= not considering at this stage) the cost of the scheme, let us examine its benefits. 方案的费用暂且不理,咱们来审查方案的好处。 All our protests were brushed aside (= ignored). 我们的一切抗议均被置之不理。
to be used later 留;存 used after nouns to say that except for one thing, something is true (用于名词后)除…以外
Word OriginMiddle English (originally on side): from a, ‘to, towards’ and side.