outside/ˌaʊt'saɪd/

n. [the ~] an area around or near sth such as a building

a. of, on or facing the outer side

ad. not in a building or room, but near it; to the outside of it

prep. in a place that is not inside but near a building

n. [the ~] [S] 外面：The office building looks nice from the outside. 这栋办公楼从外面看很好。

a. [仅置于名词前] 外面的；在外面的；向外的：an outside wall 外墙

◇the outside world 外界

ad. 在外面；向外：The children were playing outside. 孩子们在外面玩。

◇It's raining outside. 外面在下雨。

◇She ran outside to see what the noise was about. 她跑到外面看吵闹声是怎么一回事。

prep. 在…外面：Please wait for me outside the library. 请在图书馆外面等我。

构词out + side