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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 ExamplesHe 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 Dictionaryadjective- little
- lucrative
- nice
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- have
- develop
- 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 Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2(球场等的)边线,两侧场外区域