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edgewise

/ˈɛdʒweɪz/

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adjective adverb

侧棱朝前的，窄边向前的。

Examples :

"The student carefully placed the book edgewise on the shelf to prevent it from falling. "

学生小心地把书窄边朝前地放在书架上，以防它倒下来。

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侧向，横向.

Examples :

"The student placed the textbook edgewise on the table so it wouldn't fall over. "

学生把课本侧放在桌子上，这样它就不会倒了。

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adverb

侧面地，用边着地。

As if by an edge.

Examples :

"Once his boss got started, Jim just couldn’t get a word in edgewise."

老板一旦开始说起来，吉姆就完全插不上嘴，一点机会都没有。