plural waysides
plural waysides
Learner's definition of WAYSIDE
[count]
: the land next to a road or path路边;路旁 —
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
by the wayside
: into a state of no longer being considered, used, etc.搁置;抛弃 -
We were going to redo the kitchen this spring, but those plans have fallen/gone by the wayside. [=we have dropped/abandoned those plans]我们原来打算今年春天重新装修厨房,但那些计划都被搁置了。
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traditions that are falling by the wayside正在丢弃的一些传统