edgewise

柯林斯詞典

[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

1. ADV with the edge forwards or uppermost 從旁邊
they carried the piano in edgeways
2. PHRASE If you say that you cannot get a word in edgewise, you are complaining that you do not have the opportunity to speak because someone else is talking so much. 插嘴[非正式]
Ernest dominated the conversation - Zhou could hardly get a word in edgewise. 歐內(nèi)斯特滔滔不絕地說(shuō)著 — 周幾乎無(wú)法插上話。