1. 在……旁边 ，=near to /next to

There is a lamp beside the bed.

床的旁边有一盏灯。

2. 和……相比，=compared with 

Beside his, my trouble is nothing.

和他的辛苦相比，我的不算什么。

3. 离开，在……之外， =away from

The question was beside the point, and need not be answered.

这问题离题太远，所以不用回答。

4. 固定短语：beside oneself 忘我

I was beside myself for joy.

我因高兴而得意忘形。