1. The child was trotting along beside its parents.
   那孩子小跑著跟在父母身邊。
2. You'll need plenty of nerve to sit beside him when he is driving.
   他開車的時候，你得有足夠的膽量才敢坐在他旁邊。
3. The company wished to locate its new factory beside the river.
   這家公司希望把新工廠設在河邊。
4. He lived in a town beside the sea.
   他住在一個靠海的城鎮(zhèn)。

be.side

prep.（介詞）
At the side of; next to.
在…旁邊；挨著

In comparison with:
與…相比較：
例句：
a proposal that seems quite reasonable beside the others.
一個與其它相比似乎相當合理的建議

On an equal footing with:
與…平等：
例句：
has earned a place beside the best performers in the business.
在商業(yè)中贏得與最佳者平等的地位

In addition to:
除…之外：
例句：
.Many creatures beside man live in communities.(Stuart Chase)See Usage Note at besides
.除人類之外，許多生物也是群居的.(斯圖爾特·蔡斯)參見 besides

Except for.See Usage Note at besides
除了參見 besides
Not relevant to:
與…無關：
例句：
a remark that was beside the point.
離題的評論

adv.Archaic （副詞）【古語】
In addition.
之外
Nearby.
在附近

<習慣用語>beside (oneself)
In a state of extreme excitement or agitation:
發(fā)狂：處于異常興奮或激動狀態(tài)：
例句：
They were beside themselves with glee.
他們欣喜若狂

來源：
Middle English biside
中古英語 biside
from Old English be sodan
源自 古英語 be sodan
be [by] * see by
be [被] *參見 by
sode [side]
sode [一側]