lateral

側面的、旁邊的、橫向的

Strong winds caused a sudden lateral movement of the bridge.

強風使橋面突然出現橫向晃動。

平調的、同級的職場

She accepted a lateral move to the marketing department.

她接受了平調到行銷部門的安排。

橫向的、跳脫常規的多用於 lateral thinking

Solving this puzzle requires lateral thinking rather than pure logic.

解開這個謎題需要橫向思考，而不是單靠邏輯。

側部、側面

The surgeon made a small cut on the lateral of the knee.

醫師在膝蓋側面劃了一道小切口。

橫傳球美式足球

He tossed a quick lateral to his teammate near the sideline.

他在邊線附近迅速把球橫傳給隊友。