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outside

adverb
 
🔊/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/
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  1.  
     not in a room, building or container but on or to the outside of it在外面；向外面
    • I'm seeing a patient—please wait outside.我正在给病人看病，请在外面等候。🔊🔊
    • I stood outside in the corridor, looking through the window. 我站在走廊的外面，透过窗户看。
    • The house is painted green outside.房子的外墙漆成了绿色。🔊🔊
  2.  
     not inside a building在户外
    • It's warm enough to eat outside.天气暖和了，可以露天吃饭了。🔊🔊
    • Go outside and see if it's raining.去外边看看是否下雨了。🔊🔊
    • The heat hits you as soon as you step outside. 一旦您走出室外，热气就会袭来。
    3. opposite inside

outside

preposition
 
🔊/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/
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(also outside of especially in North American English)
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  1.  
     on or to a place on the outside of something在…外面；向…外面
    • You can park your car outside our house.你可以把汽车停在我们家屋外。🔊🔊
    opposite inside
  2.  
     away from or not in a particular place离开；不在
    • It's the biggest theme park outside the United States.这是美国以外最大的主题游乐园。🔊🔊
    • We live in a small village just outside Leeds.我们就住在利兹市外的一个小村子里。🔊🔊
  3.  
     not part of something不在…范围内；不属于
    • The matter is outside my area of responsibility.此事不属于我的职责范围。🔊🔊
    • You may do as you wish outside working hours.上班时间以外，你爱干什么就干什么。🔊🔊
    opposite within
  4. more than the amount of time mentioned不在…范围内；不属于
    • The winning time was just nine seconds outside the world record. 获胜时间仅落后于世界纪录九秒。
    compare inside (2)
  5. outside of
     apart from除了
    • There was nothing they could do, outside of hoping things would get better.除了盼望情况好转，他们无能为力。🔊🔊

outside

noun
 
🔊/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/
🔊/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/
(usually the outside)
Idioms
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  1.  
     [countable, usually singular] the outer side or surface of something外部；外表 synonym exterior
    • The outside of the house needs painting.房子的外墙需要油漆一下。🔊🔊
    • He flicked the ball into the top of the net with the outside of his left foot. 他用左脚的外侧将球轻拍到球网的顶部。
    • from the outside You can't open the door from the outside.你从外边打不开这个门。🔊🔊
    • on the outside Meat and poultry cooked on a grill often browns very fast on the outside. 在烤架上煮熟的肉和家禽通常在外面很快变褐。
    • Cook until crispy on the outside and cooked through.煮至外面酥脆并煮熟。
  2.  
     [singular] the area that is near or around a building, etc.（建筑物等的）周围，外围
    • I walked around the outside of the building.我绕着这座建筑四周散步。🔊🔊
    • from the outside I didn't go into the temple—I only saw it from the outside.我没有走进庙宇，只是从外面看了一下。🔊🔊
  3. [singular] the part of a road nearest to the middle（靠近路中央的）外侧，外手
    • on the outside Always overtake on the outside.超车务必走外侧道。🔊🔊
    Topics Transport by car or lorryb2
  4. [singular] the part of a curving road or track furthest from the inner or shorter side of the curve（弯曲路面或轨道的）外道，外缘
    5. opposite inside
Idioms
at the outside
  1. at the most; as a maximum至多
    • There was room for 20 people at the outside.最多只能容纳 20 个人。🔊🔊
on the outside
  1. used to describe how somebody appears or seems从表面；从外表
    • On the outside she seems calm, but I know she's worried.她貌似镇定，但我知道她有心事。🔊🔊
  2. not in prison不在狱中
    • Life on the outside took some getting used to again.费了很大劲儿才慢慢适应了狱后的生活。🔊🔊

outside

adjective
 
🔊/ˈaʊtsaɪd/
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[only before noun]
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  1.  
     of, on or facing the outer side外部的；在外面的；向外的 synonym external
    • The outside walls are damp.外墙潮湿。🔊🔊
    • Potted flowers lined the outside edges of the steps. 盆栽花卉衬砌在台阶的外边缘。
    • At 35,000 feet the outside air temperature is about 55 degrees below zero. 在35,000英尺处，外部空气温度大约低于零55度。
  2.  
    not located in the main building; going out of the main building主建筑物以外的；向外面的 synonym external
    • an outside toilet户外厕所
    • You have to pay to make outside calls.打外线电话必须付费。🔊🔊
    • I can't get an outside line.我接不通外线。🔊🔊
  3.  
     not included in or connected with your group, organization, country, etc.不属于本团体（或机构、国家等）的；外部的；不相关的
    • We plan to use an outside firm of consultants.我们计划利用外面的咨询公司。🔊🔊
    • She has a lot of outside interests (= not connected with her work).她有许多业余爱好。🔊🔊
    • They felt cut off from the outside world (= from other people and from other things that were happening).他们觉得与外界隔绝了。🔊🔊
    • It soon became clear that they would have to seek outside help. 很快，他们将不得不寻求外部帮助。
    • an outside observer/consultant/expert外部观察员/顾问/专家
    • I try to ignore all outside influences and just write for myself.我试图忽略所有外界影响，只是为自己写信。
  4. used to say that something is very unlikely不可能的；可能性极小的
    • They have only an outside chance of winning.他们的胜算极小。🔊🔊
    • 150 is an outside estimate (= it is very likely to be less).估计最多不超过 150。