职场英语：beside the point 离题，不中肯

职场英语流行美语对话：beside the point 离题，不中肯

point是名词，有"要点，中心意思，核心问题"的意思;beside the point字面意思为"在核心问题旁边",引申为"偏离中心".

A: Your plan won't work. I think it's your nonsense. That's beside the point. 你的计划是没用的。你简直是在胡说八道。那根本是不切题的。

B: How dare you say that? I worked it out after much calculation. 你怎么敢这么说? 我是经过慎重考虑才提出来的。

A: Sorry. Now let's calm down and try to find a good way, OK? 对不起。现在让我们都平静下来再想个好的解决办法，好吗?

B: Well. Let's discuss it again. 好吧。我们再讨论讨论吧。

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词组拓展1:和beside有关的两个英语短语

be beside oneself 发狂，(乐极)忘形，失常 (he is beside himself with rage. 他愤怒得发狂)

beside the mark 1. 未射中目标 2. 搞错，离题，不中肯 (= beside the point [question]).

词组拓展2:和point有关的英语短语汇总

the weakest [best, strongest] point 最大缺[优]点

a point of contact 【机械工程】接触点;【数学】切点

the eye point 出射点

a full point 句号

at this point he got up. 这时[说到这里]他从床上跳了起来

there is no point in doing that. 那没有做的必要

what is the point of getting angry 发脾气有什么用处呢? cotton has gone down several points. 棉花跌了好几档了

a buck of ten points 有十叉角的鹿

a point of honour 体面攸关的事

at all points 充分，完全，彻底;在各方面 (be beaten at all points 彻底被打垮)

at swords' points 敌对状态;剑拔弩张

at [on] the point of 将近[就要]…的时候;接近，靠近( at the point of death 濒死时候

on the point of starting 正要出发的时候)

at the point of the sword 用武力;在武力威胁之下

away from the point=off the point. be (up) on the point of (... ing) 正要…的时候，正打算

beat on points 【拳击】靠得分打胜

beside the point=off the point. carry [gain] one's point 达到目的;说服别人

catch the point of 了解[抓住]…的要点

come to a point1. (猎狗)停住向猎物所在方向示意 2. 变尖

come to the point 到紧要关头，说到要点

cut to a point 弄尖，削尖

from point to point 从一个点到另一个点;〔罕用语〕逐项;详细

get one's point 抓住某人话中要点

give point to 按上一个尖;削尖;增强，强调

give points to sb. =give sb. points 1. 让…占优势，让分给对方;〔口语〕强过某人 2. 给与有益的劝告

give the point 【击剑】戳进

grow to a point 顶端逐渐尖下去

in point 适当的;中肯的;当前的，待解决的 (a case in point 恰当的例子)

in point of 说到，关于;就…而言;…上 (in point of fact 事实上)

keep to the point 扣住要点;(祈使)别绕圈子，别离题

knotty point 难点，困难的地方

lack point 抓不住要点

make a point 1. (比赛)得一分

2. 立论;证明论点

3. 照预想一样使受到感动

4. (猎狗)作看见猎获物的姿势

make a point of=make a point that...=make it a point 主张，强调;重视;决心，必定

make one's point 达到目的;【打猎】对直跑

make the point that …大意好像是说

miss the point 抓不着要点;不得要领

not to put too fine a point on it 坦白地说，直截了当地说

off the point 离开本题，不切要领

point by point 逐一，一点一点地，详细

pointfor point 一一，细细，正确地

point of order 【议会】议事规程问题

point of view 观点，见地，见解

rise to a point of order 〔会议用语〕(议员)起立提出程序问题

score a point 得一分;获得利益[有利地位]

see one's point =get one's point. see the point 懂得…的要点

stand (up)on point 〔罕用语〕过分刻板[拘泥]

strain [stretch] a point 超出范围;破例;通融，作重大让步;牵强附会

the point run to [sailed from] 【航海】目的[出发]地

to the point 露骨;中肯，扼要 (brief and to the point 简明扼要)

to the point of... 达到…的程度

(a joke) without any point (笑话)平平无奇的