sideways

🇬🇧 UK/'saidweiz/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

adv.

With one side forward; toward or from one side; askance

向侧面地,侧身地

adj.

Moving or directed toward one side; neither upward nor downward

侧面的,横向的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
sidewaysother
=sideways

Common Collocations

  • 1.look sideways斜眼看
  • 2.move sideways侧向移动
  • 3.knock sideways打懵/震惊
  • 4.glance sideways侧目而视

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She tilted her head sideways and smiled at the curious question.

  • 2.

    The strong wind blew the rain almost completely sideways.

  • 3.

    He looked at me sideways, clearly suspicious of my intentions.

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