also side-show, 1855, "minor exhibition alongside or near a principal one," apparently a coinage of P.T. Barnum's, from side (adj.) + show (n.). Hence, any diversion or distracting event.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Radio work for him was very much a sideshow.
對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)電臺(tái)的工作只是順便做做而已。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. In the end, the meeting was a sideshow to a political storm that broke Thursday.
最終，那次會(huì)議成了星期四爆發(fā)的政治風(fēng)暴的一個(gè)附屬事件。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Did you think you could shock me by treating me to this sideshow?
你認(rèn)為用這種雜耍表演就能?chē)樀刮?嗎 ?
來(lái)自電影對(duì)白
4. The Arsenal contingent will provide an intriguing sideshow in Lisbon.
阿森納球員將會(huì)在里斯本上演有趣的一幕.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Suddenly, everything we so carefully planned has been turned into a sideshow.