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aisle

noun
🔊/aɪl/
🔊/aɪl/
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  1. a passage between rows of seats in a church, theatre, train, etc., or between rows of shelves in a supermarket（教堂、戏院、火车等座位间或超市货架间的）走道，过道
    • an aisle seat (= in a plane or train)（飞机或火车上）紧靠过道的座位
    • Coffee and tea are in the next aisle.下一个走道处有咖啡和茶。🔊🔊
    • She looked radiant as she walked down the aisle on her father’s arm.她挽着父亲的胳膊走在教堂的通道上，看上去容光焕发。
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    Topics Buildingsb2, Film and theatreb2, Transport by airb2, Transport by bus and trainb2, Shoppingb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAisle is used before these nouns:
    • seat
    Aisle is used after these nouns:
    • candy
    • grocery
    • supermarket
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English ele, ile, from Old French ele, from Latin ala ‘wing’. The spelling change in the 17th cent. was due to confusion with isle and influenced by French aile ‘wing’.
Idioms
go/walk down the aisle
  1. (informal) to get married结婚Topics Life stagesc2
rolling in the aisles
  1. (informal) laughing a lot大笑；笑声不断
    • She soon had us rolling in the aisles.她很快就让我们笑个不停。🔊🔊
side of the fence
(North American English also side of the aisle)
  1. used to refer to either of two opposite opinions on an issue
    • The two countries are often on opposite sides of the fence when it comes to climate change.在应对气候变化时，两国经常处于隔壁。
    • There are arguments on both sides of the aisle.过道的两侧都有争论。
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    • On the other side of the fence there is anger at the reforms.在篱笆的另一边，对改革感到愤怒。
    • It is a proposal approved by people on both sides of the political fence.这是一个由政治围栏两边的人批准的提议。