一、详细释义:


n.

边;边缘 [U,C]


例句:

Tianya Haijiao means “the edge of the sky and the rim of the sea”.

“天涯海角”意思是“天空的边缘和海洋的边缘”。


例句:

They lived in a house on the edge of a forest.

他们住在森林边缘一所房子里。


刀,刀口 [C]


例句:

He bought a razor with a keen edge.

他买了一把刀口锋利的剃刀。


例句:

The cutting edge of the knife is first keened up.

刀口要先开刃。


优势


例句:

In the second half of the game, the home team got the edge on the visitors and kept it.

比赛下半场,主队比客队略占上风,并把这一优势保持到终场。


例句:

Because of the high exchange rate, our products have lost their competitive edge.

由于汇率很高, 我们的产品失去了竞争优势。


例句:

Because of the high exchange rate, our products have lost their competitive [edge].

由于汇率很高,我们的产品失去了竞争优势。


敏锐;尖锐;激烈


例句:

An edge of sharpness crept into Sam's voice.

萨姆的语音变得尖锐起来。


例句:

His remark has a biting edge to it.

他的话非常尖锐辛辣。


v.

(使)徐徐移动;侧着移动 [I,T]


例句:

We slowly edged our way towards the exit.

我们向出口缓慢移动。


例句:

He edged to the front of the crowd.

他侧身挤到了人群前头。


给...加边 [T]


例句:

The main streets were edged on both sides with grass.

主要街道两边都种上了草。


使锋利;将(刀)开刃 [T]


例句:

You'll have to edge the knife, it's blunt.

你得把这刀磨一磨,它钝了。


二、词义辨析:


edge,border,margin,rim,verge,brim,fringe

这些名词均有“边,边缘”之意。 edge普通用词,指较窄的边沿。 border侧重刚好在界线内的一部分表面上,指较宽的边缘,也可指边缘本身。 margin指物体的空白边,一般较宽。 rim指圆形或有曲线的物体的边缘。 verge指明显地标志一个表在或一广阔空间的边界,或终端线,也指极狭窄的空间。常用作比喻。 brim指深容器的内边或河、湖等水域的最高线。 fringe指地毯的须边、围巾的花边、烫发的卷边或人群的边缘。


三、相关短语:


deckle edge

n.手工制纸的毛边


edge in

v.侧着入内,挤进


edge tool

n.有刃的凿子,利器


cutting edge

1. 最前沿(用于商业、科技开发及类似领域),尖端,最前列,前峰(科学、艺术、运动等的前沿) eg.Computer companies will be showing off all their cutting edge products. 电脑公司将会展览他们所有的最新产品。 2. (对某人的)优势 3. 【工程设计】切削刃,刃口 4. 刀锋效果,尖锐,尖刻 生死关头


fore edge

前切口


knife edge

刃锋,刃形支承


leading edge

穿孔卡前端,进气边,前沿,前缘,机翼前缘


trailing edge

叶片后缘,后沿,后缘,下降边,下降沿


edge up

由边上慢慢靠拢


razor edge

n. (剃刀)刃, 锐锋, 尖削的山脊


四、参考例句:


Please sharpen the edge of this axe.

请把这把斧头的刃磨快。


Imagine each edge is really a spring.

想像一下每个边都是弹簧。


This is an edge America cannot surrender.

这是美国不能放弃的战线。


Sloth turneth the edge of wit.

懒惰会磨去才智的锋芒。


He sharpened the edge of his knife.

他把刀刃磨得锋利了。


Look out! You could fall off the edge here!

小心!你会从这边缘掉下的。


They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.

他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。


The factory is located on the edge of the town.

该工厂坐落于市区的边缘。


The edge of the carpet was frayed into a fringe.

地毯的边缘被散编成一缕缕流苏。


The deer is standing on the edge of the rock.

那只鹿正站在岩石的边缘。