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his opponent,
¥ff$7-fo ►side-swipe verb : [VN] (NAmE} The bus sideswiped two parked cars.
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side-track /'saidtraek/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to make sb start
to talk about or do sth that is different from the main thing that they are
supposed to be talking about or doing l!!i; KE1 distract:
I was supposed to be writing a letter but I’m afraid I
got sidetracked.
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'side view noun a view
of sth from the side ffi'Jjp:; ft] ft EH; ft] ffi HI: The
picture shows a side view of the house.
side-walk /'saidwoik/
noun {NAmE} - pavement(I)
'sidewalk artist noun (NAmE}
= pavement artist
side-ward /'saidwed;
NAmE -ward/ adj. to, towards or from the side ( IrJ ) — ft!l$J; ( ft ) — a sideward
glance IK — 01 ► side-ward (also side-wards)
adv.: He was blown sidewards by the wind.
ftMMB£?!j#i2lo side-ways 0-w /'saidweiz/
adv.
1
to, towards or from the side ft ( iiJcft,
AO —ftl: He
looked
sideways at her. ft 14 INK # &tk „ o The
truck skidded sideways across the road. ?#£(]£-£& ft —
ftj o O He has
been moved sideways (= moved to another job at the same level as before,
not higher or lower), ft 77$ Afr 7 ft 7 0 2 with one side facing
forwards ftj H ; ft!] ffi || flu : She sat sideways
on the chair. MftJ7ft$f7ilo ► side-ways adj.:
She slid him a sideways glance, ft 14IIH 7 ft^To
0 a sideways move fT»T71 see knock v.
'side whiskers noun [pi.]
hair growing on the sides of a man’s face down to, but not on, the chin (
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side-winder /'saidwainde(r)/ noun a
poisonous N American snake that moves sideways across the desert by throwing
its body in an S shape ft|j&$&, ^
# )
sid ing /’saidir)/
noun 1 a short track beside a main railway/railroad line, where trains
can stand when they are not being used ( )
ffijSl, ft
^ 2 {NAmE} material used to cover and protect
the outside walls of buildings M ft; lift; ft ft — picture o page R24
sidle /'saidl/
verb [V + adv./prep.]
to walk somewhere in a shy or uncertain way as if you do not want to be noticed She sidled
up to me and
whispered something in my ear. ftftft^
±ftr3fc, *Ht?if7/U«J.
SIDS /,es ai
di: 'es; sidz/ noun [U] the abbreviation for ‘sudden infant death
syndrome’ (the sudden death while sleeping of a baby which appears to be
healthy) BlEI COT DEATH
Siege /si:d3/ noun
1 a military operation in which an army tries to capture a town by surrounding
it and stopping the supply of food, etc. to the people inside ) am, &m,
a*, am-, thesiegeof Troy 1 0 The
siege was finally lifted (= ended)
after six
months. Aftft „ 0 The police
placed the
city centre under a virtual state of siege (= it was hard to
get in or out). ftft'o
2
a situation in which the police surround a
building
where people are living
or hiding, in order to make them come out ( )
€Lll, ijfli — see
also besiege IRW1 under
siege 1 surrounded by an army or the police in a siege ft
& 0; ftffl®; ftitt& 2 being criticized all the time or put under
pressure by problems, questions, etc. — #if 3ij ft ft ■ ffl tft W
lay
'siege to sth 1 to begin a siege of a town, building, etc.
a®, 0# ( ) 2 to surround a
building, especially in
order to speak to or question the person or people living or working there tlEH
(
'siege mentality noun
[sing., U] a feeling that you are surrounded by enemies and must protect
yourself
siemens /'siimanz/
noun {abbr. S) {physics #j) the
standard unit for measuring how well an object
conducts
electricity MH7 ( )
si enna /si'en0/ noun [u] a type of dark
yellow or red clay used
for giving colour to paints, etc. ( H ^ H
±; a± (mmm)
si-erra /si'era/
noun (especially
in place names %) a long range of steep mountains with sharp points,
especially in
si esta /si'esta/
noun a rest
or sleep taken in the early afternoon, especially in hot countries ( ft H & ik
) ft®, ftft: to have/take a siesta — compare nap n.(l) sieve
/srv/ noun, verb
m noun a tool
for separating solids from liquids or larger solids from smaller solids, made
of a wire or plastic net attached to a ring. The liquid or small pieces pass
through the net but the larger pieces do not. ft ; ^ M
; 2S ft — picture o kitchen
IR71 have a
memory/mind like a 'sieve (informal) to have a very bad
memory; to forget things easily ; fin*
3
verb [VN] to put sth
through a sieve $$; Mflf; sie-vert /'siivat; NAmE -vart/ noun {abbr. Sv) {physics $/) a
unit for measuring the
effect of radiation
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sift /sift/ verb 1 [VN] to put flour
or some other fine substance through a sieve/sifter
Of (
) : Sift the flour
into a bowl. PMIL
2 ~ (through) sth to examine sth very
carefully in order to decide what is important or useful or to find sth
important g ; ft ; [VN] We will sift every scrap of evidence.
ffc f] #111-^tfi0 0 [V] Crash
investigators have been sifting through the wreckage of the aircraft.
Mo 3 [VN] ~ sth (out) from sth to
separate sth from a group of things ft $5;
ffi&: She looked quickly through the papers, sifting out from the pile
anything that looked interesting, ftft ft ft 0 7 —
ft HI? $ X ft, ft ®«7*7o Euan, sift sth-out
1
to remove sth that you do not want from a
substance
by putting it
through a sieve Of ; Of A: Put the
flour through a sieve to sift out the lumps, ft ffi$)M0f, B&A ffil£0 2 to
separate sth, usually sth you do not want, from a group of things M'iX: We need to sift out
the applications that
have no chance of succeeding. f£f]
sift-er /'sifta(r)/
noun 1 {NAmE} a small sieve used for sifting flour ( ffi
). Of ft; 3? — picture o kitchen
2
a container with a lot of small holes in
the top, used for shaking flour or sugar onto things jit • • • jfg (
ffiftjtffi^##mtJi£l!f ) : asugar
sifter
Mil
sign /sai/ verb, noun
m verb 1 [V] ~
(with sth) to take and then let out a long deep breath that can be heard,
to show that you are disappointed, sad, tired, etc. H
; 95Ul: He sighed deeply at the thought. *JI
I!] & M, it S? U 7 P H
„ 0 She sighed with relief that it was all over, a A 7, 7 — P H o 2 [V speech]
to say sth
with a sigh ‘Oh well, better luck next
time,’she sighed. “n£,
” ft^Jsilo 3 [V] {literary) (especially of the
wind Xte M) to make a long sound like a sigh ■ noun an act
or the sound of sighing 9X. H ; S: to
give/heaveAet out a sigh AftBAE o a deep sigh UU W BXS 0 ‘I’ll
wait,’ he said with a sigh. ” it
9$ P H i# o 0 We all breathed a sigh of relief when it was over. mtoft&lG,- sight 0-w /salt/ noun,
verb
4
noun
►
ABI LITY TO SEE ft ft 1 [U]
the ability to see ft ft ; ft^; EEL1 eyesight: to lose your sight (= to
become blind) A O She has very good sight, ft (ft ft ft ® HE 0
0 The disease has affected her sight. &#^i£nft7ft$Jftft<, o He
has very little sight in his right eye. ft ft 0S ft ft
ACT OF SEEING ft M, 2 [U] ~ of
sb/sth the act of seeing