一、详细释义:


adj.

次要的,附加的;边缘的


例句:

The monarchists are a small fringe group who quarrel fiercely among themselves.

君主制拥护者们是个边缘性小团体,内部争吵激烈。


例句:

The fringe benefits include free health insurance.

附加福利包括免费健康保险。


例句:

These measures will help reduce [fringe] costs.

这些措施将有助于减少附加费用。


n.

刘海 [C]


例句:

She has a fringe and glasses.

她额前有刘海,戴着眼镜。


例句:

The girl wore her hair in a fringe.

那个女孩子额前梳着刘海。


穗,流苏 [C]


例句:

The sitting room was a kind of Victorian fantasy, full of cabbage roses, fringe and tassels.

客厅极力体现着维多利亚时代的风格,饰满了蔷薇、镶边和流苏。


例句:

The edge of the carpet was frayed into a fringe.

地毯的边缘被散编成一缕缕流苏。


边缘 [C]


例句:

They put up tent on the fringe of the woods.

他们在树林边缘搭起帐篷。


例句:

They lived on the fringe of poverty.

他们生活在贫穷的边缘。


次要部分 [C]


例句:

Your correspondent had only touched upon the fringe of the matter.

你的报导只谈到了问题的次要部分。


v.

加穗于,镶边 [T]


例句:

Coconut palms fringe the shoreline.

岸边点缀着椰子树。


例句:

The estate was fringed with stately elms.

那片地以挺拔的榆树为边界。


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:


fringe benefit

小额补贴,小额优惠,福利,福利金


lunatic fringe

n. 狂热者, 极端主义者


四、参考例句:


Coconut palms fringe the shoreline.

岸边点缀着椰子树。


These measures will help reduce fringe costs.

这些措施将有助于减少附加费用。


She has a fringe and glasses.

她额前有刘海,戴着眼镜。


The fringe benefits include free health insurance.

附加福利包括免费健康保险。


They lived on the fringe of poverty.

他们生活在贫穷的边缘。


She has a fringe and glasses.

她额前有刘海,戴着眼镜。


The front part of sb's hair is called fringe.

头发前面的部分是刘海。


The two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits.

两派在利益边缘僵持不下。


They put up tent on the fringe of the woods.

他们在树林边缘搭起帐篷。


Your company has very generous fringe benefit policies.

你们公司有丰厚的附加福利政策。