English Dictionary

outside

/ˈaʊt.saɪd/

noun

The part of something that faces out; the outer surface. / The external appearance of someone or something. / The space beyond some limit or boundary.

I love spending time outside in nature.

意味（1）

The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.

He's repainting the outside of his house.

意味（2）

The external appearance of someone or something.

Her outside was stern, but inside was a heart of gold.

意味（3）

The space beyond some limit or boundary.

Viewed from the outside, the building seemed unremarkable.

意味（4）

The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.

It may last a week at the outside.

意味（5）

The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.

On a motorway, you should always overtake other vehicles on the outside.

意味（6）

The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.

On the final bend, the second-place car tried to go around the outside of the leader but spun off into the barrier.

意味（7）

(surfing) The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave.

When a wave mounds on the outside and takes its shape, a surfer quickly paddles to the peak, positions himself in its evolving momentum, swings his board around, aligns with the peak, and thrusts himself into its cascading shape.

意味（8）

(dated, UK, colloquial) A passenger riding on the outside of a coach or carriage.

The outsides did as outsides always do. They were very cheerful and talkative at the beginning of every stage, and very dismal and sleepy in the middle[…]