sideway
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/'saɪdˌweɪ/
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/'saɪdweɪ/
Moving or going to the side, not straight ahead or backward.
He moved sideway to let the car pass by.
他侧向移动让汽车通过。
In an indirect or roundabout way.
She brought up the topic sideway by mentioning a similar issue first.
她首先提到了一个类似的问题,间接地引出了这个话题。