^: Yes, I know it was an accident, but
that’s beside
thepoint. £65,
be side yourself (with sth) unable to control
yourself because of the strength of emotion you are feeling ( 0
Iff# ) AX g t), X#: He was beside himself with rage
when I told him what I had done. critf'flkflc#7ft m, o
besides /bi'saidz/ prep.,
adv.
mprep. in addition to
sb/sth; apart from sb/sth F4 ■ ■ • /L fh ( 15 ) : We have lots of things in common
besides
music. % & M o 0 Besides
working as a doctor, he also
writes novels in his spare time.&T^m'kZft, o I’ve
got no family besides my
parents. gfcT :$£#,
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£> note at beside
s adv. 1 used for making an extra comment that adds
to what you have just said #2Ji; #i£: I don’t really want to go. Besides,
it’s too late now. IS#5* Jt65£S£0 MJLIi fEAi&To o note at beside 2 in addition; also \cX Jk.; til: discounts on televisions, stereos and much
more besides ft#*kft#IMfa an 65#ffn
WHICH WORD?
The preposition besides means ‘in addition to’. * besides
ft- ( 5 ) : What other sports
do you like besides
football?
Alt? You use except when you mention the only thing that is
not included in a statement.
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except: I like all sports except football. ^hl^&^%65iS$J0
You can use apart from with both these meanings. apart
from: What other sports
do you like apart from football? o / like all
sports apart from football. Rfc & # # 30C fft W 65
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besiege /bi'si:d3/ verb [VN] 1 to surround a
building, city, etc. with soldiers until the people inside are forced to let
you in H ffl; & ffl HIT! lay siege to :
box office to try and get
tickets for the concert, ffc ill
2 [usually passive]
(especially of sth unpleasant or annoying ill fit 4^ X5 'tA ~$L
M fSj ip) to surround sb/sth in large numbers HI 03 ill ft: The actress was besieged by reporters at
the
airport. 3 ~ sb (with
sth) to send so many
letters, ask so many questions, etc. that it is difficult for sb to deal with
them all ( jfi AH 65fitfK ) {£ ( The radio
station was besieged with
calls from angry listeners, r fS
be smirch /bi'sm3:tj; NAmE
bi'sm3:rtj/ verb [VN] (formal) to damage the opinion that people
have of sb/sth 5&£F---65£^ EBdsully
besom /'biizam/ noun a brush for sweeping
floors, made from sticks tied onto a long handle ( £$3
) besot-ted
/bTsntid;
NAmE -'sa:t-/ adj. ~ (by/with
sb/sth) loving
sb/sth so much that you do not behave in a sensible way ( ftf&A, )
^#£®.65, $qi£65: He is completely
besotted with his new girlfriend, 65
be sought pt, pp of beseech
be-spat-ter /bi'spaeto(r)/ verb
[VN] (literary) to accidentally cover sth with small drops of water be-speak /bTspiik/ verb (be-spoke /-spauk; NAmE-spouk/,
be-spoken
/-'spaukan;
NAmE -'spoo-/) [VN] (literary) to show or suggest sth ft fjfi; M
A: His style of dressing bespoke great self-confidence, jtk 65 7c If M M j# A
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be-spec-tac8ed /bTspektakld/ adj.
(formal) wearing spectacles