sicko
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sicko /'sikau; NAmE -kou/ noun (pi. -os) (informal, especially NAmE) a person who gets
enjoyment from doing strange and cruel things ( WW)
:
child molesters and other sickos
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sick-out /'sikaut/ noun (NAmE) a strike in which all
the workers at a company say they are sick and stay at home
'sick pay noun [U] pay given to an
employee who is away from work because of illness — compare
SICKNESS BENEFIT
sick-room /'sikruim; -rum/ noun a room in which a
person who is ill/sick is lying in bed
side Or* /said/ noun, verb
m noun
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LEFT/RIGHT A X 1 [C, usually sing.] either of the two
halves of a surface, an
object or an area that is divided by an imaginary central line ( ) “
itt, —flJ: They drive
on the left-hand side of the road in
world 0 She was on the far side
of the room. M X ^ |W| — & 0 o They crossed from
one side of
BE! 2 [C,
usually sing ] a position or an area
to the left or right of sth ( ¥tj£Ai£XAffi ) —~*i£,
-f»J: There
is a large window on either side of the front door.
7A@7<, 0 He crossed the
bridge to the other side of the river, ftfeilftMU T M A ffi 0 0 people
on both sides of the Atlantic Affi#ffiffilft A
o She tilted her head to one side.
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NOT TOP OR BOTTOM fijffi 3 [C] one of the flat
surfaces of sth that is not the top or bottom, front or back ft!] ffi: Write your name on the
side of the box. lBffil$X^!WX
7
(0 IF!'] ffi o 0 There’s a scratch on the side of my car.
H7 ft!l ffi 7—il
$J IS o 0 The kitchen door is at the side of the house. M H 7 X 7 W il ffi 0 0
a side
door/entrance/window ft'J f]; ft!li£A P ; ftij Hf 0 Now lay the jar on its side. M X
IE A P fell 7 M ft'J 0 4 [C] the vertical or
sloping surface around sth, but not the top or bottom of it |'4ffi; iULlJ: A
path went up the side of the hill. jftlr
li|^X±7^#r7i&o o Brush the sides of the tin with butter. X jf
^ ffi 0 ffi K ± M ffi „ — see
also
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EDGE jjj 5 [C] a part or an area of
sth near the edge
and away from the middle jjl ^; j£: She sat on
the side of the bed. ftfe^XXHo 0 A van was
parked at the side of the road. <>
the south side
of the lake $0 ffi® ft1] — see
also bedside, fireside,
RINGSIDE,
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OF BODY #: 6 [C, usually sing.] either the right or
left
part of a person’s body,
from the armpit (= where the arm
joins the body) to the hip ftij ffi' ; : She has a
pain down her right side. Mlf 7^ii$7 O He
was lying on his side. fikftJlEhlfo
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NEAR TO SB/STH ft A / ft ty) ffi ill
#
7 [sing.]
a place or
position very near to sb/sth Keep
close to my side. IS, ^l^7o o Her husband
stood at her side. MliA&XMjtilo
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OF STH FLAT AND THIN 7M ffiXffi 8 [C] either of two surfaces
of sth flat and thin, such as paper or cloth —ffi: Write on one side of the
paper only. RX^Kffi-' ffi
o Fry the steaks for two
minutes on each side.
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PAGE 7 9 [C] the amount of
writing needed to fill one side of a sheet of paper — ffi^ftffiATA He told
us not to write more than three sides, ftfe
mm,
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MATHEMATICS M. 7 10 [C] any of the flat
surfaces of a solid object ( Xffcffi ) ffi: A cube
has six sides. AAffc 7 A ffi o 11 [C] any
of the lines that form a flat shape such as a square or triangle
: a shape with five sides Xj&fft o The farm
buildings form three sides of a square. 1iAj&A7j«-7JEX^ffiH7ilo
-SIDED
X •••ffi ( njcitt ) 12 used in adjectives to
state the number or type of sides ( f&l 7 -ft] ) 7 • • • ffi
( i& ) ffi: a
six-sided object Alftoa glass-sided container itt^ffiffiXfl
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IN WAR/ARGUMENT $7; 13 [C] one of the two
or
more people or groups
taking part in an argument, war, etc. — A; We
have finally reached an agreement acceptable to all sides. 1M1 Mi#A£[76
llc^ffiftj'iA 0 At some
point during the war he seems to have changed sides. iffi , fifeAff ft]
o to be on the winning/losing side X JX/AI& —A 14 [C] one of the
opinions, attitudes or positions held by sb in an argument, a business
arrangement, etc. -AWtl ( ) : We
heard both sides of the
argument. XfllD/rilA
ItHfcAA £0 M Jtt 0 O I just want you to hear my side of
the story first. R ^ ffi A BJf o/t
ffi il & „ 0 Will you keep your side of the
bargain? ffijf— At67ihl71Xi^?
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ASPECT A
ffi 15
[C] a particular aspect of sth, especially
a situation or a
person’s character A ffi: These poems reveal her gentle side. O
This is a side of Alan that I never knew existed.
—®0
0 It’s good you can see the funny side of the situation. A16 # ft ZS7J
&7 ‘ ffi, AffiAo o I’ll take care of that side
of things. 71#
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FEELING THAT YOU ARE BETTER ft m fi 16 [U] (BrE, informal) a feeling that you are
better than other people
^7:
There was no side to him at all. fife —*
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SPORTS TEAM 17 [C] (BrE)
a sports team
The French have a very strong side. A
S PA 7 ^ IS A = 0 We were on the winning/losing side. fi\\ \ AlAUftfe /
A *iJftt-“Ao
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OF FAMILY M M 18 [C] the part of your
family that
people belong to who are
related either to your mother or to your father -fif % ;' ; ifiL : a cousin on my
father’s side (= a child of my
father’s brother or sister)
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MEAT [^]
19
[c] a ~ of beef/bacon, etc. one of the two halves
of an animal that has been killed for meat — Hi
( 7l*L )
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TV CHANNEL 711'M7 20 [C]
(old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a
television channel 711M it: What’s on the other
side?mfmm.±.mit'A?
fTSTTl come down on 'one side of the fence or
the 'other to choose between two possible choices
;
AftMAA^J^A from .side
to 'side moving
to the left and then to the right and then back again 0 ( M
IS ) : He shook his head slowly from side to side, fife It ft life M 7
IAo 0 The ship rolled from side to side. get on the right/wrong side of sb
to
make sb pleased with you/annoyed with you Atftft A ftfJ 7'; ^IfftAfSiS have sth on your 'side to have sth as an
advantage that will make it more likely that you will achieve sth A - let the 'side down
(especially BrE) to fail to give your
friends, family, etc. the help and support they expect, or to behave in a way
that makes them disappointed f£ g BAAM;
( ) g Bl$—A not leave sb’s 'side to stay with
sb, especially in order
to take care of them ( Alt A 7 MM ). X^ftAAA on/from all 'sides | on/from every 'side in or from all
directions; everywhere AH ffi A A; fij&h: We realized we were surrounded
on all sides, ic Cl M. ,jF>J!j 1A fll H
ffi ^ ffl 71 0 Disaster
threatens on every side. AI^HfAo on the 'big, 'small, 'high, etc.
side (informal) slightly too big,
small, high, etc. j#fJlA ( ) : These shoes are a little on
the tight side. iAAIIB&AA.Mo on the other side of the 'fence in a situation that is
different from the one that you are in -7 g ffi; —
® on the right/,wrong
side of '40, '50, etc. (informal) younger or older than 40,
50, etc. years of age 7PJ / B 11 40
T' ( I& 50 ^ ^ ) on the 'side (informal) 1 in addition to your
main job # 7 W\ 7; 7IR ; A 7 7 A Ah a mechanic who buys and sells
cars on the side ^ftf$ 2 secretly or illegally %im
II
tt,; 7SAfe: He’s married but he has a girlfriend on
the side. fMB#HfeJI
177^77Ao 3 (especially
NAmE) (of food in a
restaurant served at the
same time as the main part
of the meal, but on a