柯林斯英汉双解大词典
sideshow /ˈsaɪdˌʃəʊ/
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N-COUNT A sideshow is a less important or less significant event or situation related to a larger, more important one that is happening at the same time. 次要事件; 次要情况 [oft N 'to' n]
例：In the end, the meeting was a sideshow to a political storm that broke Thursday.
最终，那场会议成了星期四爆发的政治风暴的一个附带事件。
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N-COUNT At a circus or fair, a sideshow is a performance that you watch or a game of skill that you play, that is provided in addition to the main entertainment. (马戏团或游乐园主要活动中穿插的)助兴表演
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In the end, the meeting was a sideshow to a political storm that broke Thursday.
最终，那场会议成了星期四爆发的政治风暴的一个附带事件。
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But this is mostly a sideshow.
但是这最多像是一个杂耍。
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For years, this software Commons was no more than an obscure sideshow.
许多年来，这些“平民阶层”软件不过是些不出名的小玩意儿。
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