- 1側身走近；悄悄湊過去
To sidle is to walk towards someone or something slowly and quietly, as if you would rather not be noticed. You do not march up. You often come a little from the side, body turned a bit, taking small steps.
To sidle isto sidle是 to walk towards someone or something slowly and quietly慢慢地、悄悄地朝某個人或某樣東西走過去, as if you would rather not be noticed好像不想被人注意到一樣。You do not march up你不會大搖大擺地走過去。You often come a little from the side你常常會有點側著身體, body turned a bit稍微轉一點方向, taking small steps小步小步地走。
People sidle up to a group they want to join without making a fuss. A shy person might sidle towards the door. A cat can sidle towards a fish bowl.
People sidle up to a group they want to join人們想加入一個群體時會sidle過去, without making a fuss不動聲色地。A shy person might sidle towards the door害羞的人可能會sidle到門邊。A cat can sidle towards a fish bowl貓也可能sidle靠近魚缸。
It is not a stiff formal word, and it is not slang; you meet it in stories. Though actually, it can sound a little guilty even when the person is only shy. “He sidled over” often makes you think: what does he not want us to see?
It is not a stiff formal word這不是個生硬正式的字, and it is not slang也不是俚語; you meet it in stories你會在故事裡遇到它。Though actually不過其實, it can sound a little guilty這個字聽起來也可能帶點心虛的感覺 even when the person is only shy即使那個人只是害羞。"He sidled over" often makes you think『He sidled over』常常會讓人想: what does he not want us to see?他是不想讓我們看到什麼？
There is a noun too (a sidle), taken from the verb, but the verb is the one you will hear.
There is a noun too也有一個名詞形式 (a sidle)（a sidle）, taken from the verb是從動詞來的, but the verb is the one you will hear不過你會聽到的通常是動詞這個用法。
core核心畫面
組成side + -le, a little ending that means “keep doing it.” It may have been pulled out of the older word sideling (“in a sidelong way”), as if that word were someone sidling. The noun comes from the verb.
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Sidlename
- 1
A surname.
sidleverb/ˈsaɪdl/
- 1
To (cause something to) move sideways.
- [F]rom the circle of delighted auditors listening to the gentillesses of the pink cockatoo, who was sidling on his stand in the sunshine, a whole party of the Beresfords caught sight of me, and in a minute I was surrounded; [...]
- The mare never moved; but after immense weight had been placed on both, the horse began to sidle, and before the last bag could be put on him, he sunk on his knees; it was put on the mare, and she bore it, never moving her posture until she was unloaded.
- 2
In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.
- There was one little prim old lady, of very smiling and good-humoured appearance, who came sidling up to me from the end of a long passage, [...]
- A small lad, with a large head and faded yellow hair, sidles up to you, and says something about "Ing'n work," or "Cur'osities," or "Cam'ra 'bscura," or "Guide." You give some sharp, quick answer; the small boy collapses and vanishes.
sidlenoun/ˈsaɪdl/
- 1
An act of sidling.
- [I]n this mythic America, we fly along in the fast lane, placing bets against flashing lights in the rearview mirror, against the dreaded sidle into the gravel and the voice at the window demanding our license.
- 2
An act of sidling.
- Listener up there! Here you … what have you to confide in me? / Look in my face while I snuff the sidle of evening, / Talk honestly, for no one else hears you, and I stay only a minute longer.
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