1. This means sidelining corporate cluck-cluckers such as lawyers who worry that any admission of guilt will lead to lawsuits. 这意味着公司里的杞人忧天者，例如律师这样担心承认任何过失都可能导致法律诉讼，要靠边了。
2. Instead of sidelining her, regret became just one more springboard. 她的遗憾并没有让她退在一旁，反倒成为了另一个跳板。
3. Companies, meanwhile, are investing in "emerging markets" and sidelining the developed world. 与此同时，公司们也正投身于“新兴市场”而旁落了发达国家。
4. If those rumours are to be believed, the Senate panel has all but killed the public option, though Mr Reid downplayed this as mere sidelining. 如果这些传言可信，参议院小组已经明确表示否决公立保险机构，尽管瑞德将此事轻描淡写为一个副产品。
5. Touched by her angel's protestation, Mamawould instantly take him in her arms, loudly kissing his chubby cheeks, completely (8) sidelining the poor Papa. 小天使的抗议让妈妈感动不已，她总会立刻把他抱在怀里，响亮地亲他那圆圆的脸，让可怜的爸爸完全退居二线。
