beside

preposition

/bɪˈsaɪd/

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next to or at the side of somebody/something在旁边（或附近）
- He sat beside her all night.整个晚上他都坐在她的身边。
- a mill beside a stream小溪旁的磨房
Which Word? beside / besides
beside / besides
- The preposition beside usually means ‘next to something/somebody’ or ‘at the side of something/somebody’:介词 beside 通常表示靠近、在旁边：
  Sit here beside me.坐到我旁边来。
  The preposition besides means ‘in addition to something’:介词 besides 表示除…之外（还）：
  What other sports do you play besides hockey?除了玩曲棍球你还做哪些运动？
  Do not use beside with this meaning.
- The adverb besides is not usually used on its own with the same meaning as the preposition. It is mainly used to give another reason or argument for something:
  I don’t think I’ll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. Besides, I don’t really like parties.我想我星期六不会来。我有好多事要做。再说，我不太喜欢社交聚会。
  She likes football. Besides, she likes tennis and basketball.
compared with somebody/something与…相比
- My painting looks childish beside yours.同你的相比，我的画显得很幼稚。

Word OriginOld English be sīdan (adverb) ‘by the side’ (see by, side).

Idioms

be beside the point

to not be important or closely related to the main thing you are talking about无关紧要；离题；不相关
- Yes, I know it was an accident, but that's beside the point.是的，我知道那是个事故，可是这无关紧要。
- They took my words out of context, but that’s beside the point.他们把我的话断章取义，但那无关紧要。

beside yourself (with something)

unable to control yourself because of the strength of emotion you are feeling（因情绪）失去自制力；失常
- He was beside himself with rage when I told him what I had done.我告诉他我做了什么事，他快气疯了。
- They were beside themselves with excitement.他们兴奋得发狂。