stand aside intransitive verb ① (move) 站到一边 zhàndào yībiān ▸ to stand aside to do sth; 站到一边做某事 ② (refuse to act) 不作为 bù zuòwéi ▸ she just stood aside and let me do everything 她只是袖手旁观,什么事都让我做 ③ (withdraw) 退居一旁 tuìjū yīpáng ▸ he stood aside as leader of the party 他让出了该党领袖的位子 |