rim

Word family adjectiverimlessrimmednounrimrockrimrimming

rim1 /rɪm/ noun [countableC]

1 EDGEthe outside edge of something circular 〔圆形物体的〕外缘，边缘，边

rim of

the rim of a glass

玻璃杯口

plates with a gold band around the rim

镶了一圈金边的盘子

► see thesaurus at edge →5 see picture at 见图 edge1

2 gold-rimmed/red-rimmed etc EDGEwith a gold, red etc rim 金框的/红框的等

gold-rimmed spectacles

金边眼镜

red-rimmed eyes

眼眶红红的眼睛

—rimless adjectiveadj

rimless glasses

无框眼镜

Examples from the Corpus

rim• First there was a nearly circular rim of resplendent mountains, their white caps glistening in the morning sun.• The china set was blue with a gold rim.• Gently he pressed the two ends of the wallet's rim towards each other.• Imagine thousands of tourists swarming over the countryside along the southern rim of the Ocala National Forest.• John's glasses had small lenses and steel rims.• The river was dangerous here, still gnawing at the rim of the path.• The ball hit the rim of the basket and bounced off.• He kept banging this other face into the rim of the bucket.• Her lipstick left a red mark on the rim of the cup.• I lifted up my glass of wine and looked straight into her eyes over the rim.• The other picked up his drink and took a long swallow, watching her over the rim of the tankard.• A more famous slide can be seen below the Middle Brothers Peak on the north valley rim.

rim2 verb (rimmed, rimming) [transitiveT] literary

EDGEto be around the edge of something 环绕…的边缘

His eyes were rimmed with fatigue.

他的眼里满是倦意。

Examples from the Corpus

rim• But his dark rimmed glasses and old fashioned looks belie a career spent one step ahead.• The flowers are a subtle shade of pale green, rimmed in purple as the days go on.• Her eyes were rimmed with black.• And Francie's collar, she saw, was rimmed with dirt and his neck was filthy.• The wall is rimmed with razor wire; guards, dressed in camouflage, stand watch.• People went about exhausted, ashen-faced, their eyes rimmed with red.• Her eyes were rimmed with the price of traversing oceans, the jump of time zones.

Origin rim1

Old English rima

单词	rim
释义	rim Word family adjectiverimlessrimmednounrimrockrimrimming rim1 /rɪm/ ●○○ noun [countableC] 1 EDGEthe outside edge of something circular 〔圆形物体的〕外缘，边缘，边 rim of the rim of a glass 玻璃杯口 plates with a gold band around the rim 镶了一圈金边的盘子 ► see thesaurus at edge →5 see picture at 见图 edge1 2 gold-rimmed/red-rimmed etc EDGEwith a gold, red etc rim 金框的/红框的等 gold-rimmed spectacles 金边眼镜 red-rimmed eyes 眼眶红红的眼睛 —rimless adjectiveadj rimless glasses 无框眼镜 Examples from the Corpus rim• First there was a nearly circular rim of resplendent mountains, their white caps glistening in the morning sun.• The china set was blue with a gold rim.• Gently he pressed the two ends of the wallet's rim towards each other.• Imagine thousands of tourists swarming over the countryside along the southern rim of the Ocala National Forest.• John's glasses had small lenses and steel rims.• The river was dangerous here, still gnawing at the rim of the path.• The ball hit the rim of the basket and bounced off.• He kept banging this other face into the rim of the bucket.• Her lipstick left a red mark on the rim of the cup.• I lifted up my glass of wine and looked straight into her eyes over the rim.• The other picked up his drink and took a long swallow, watching her over the rim of the tankard.• A more famous slide can be seen below the Middle Brothers Peak on the north valley rim. rim2 verb (rimmed, rimming) [transitiveT] literary EDGEto be around the edge of something 环绕…的边缘 His eyes were rimmed with fatigue. 他的眼里满是倦意。 Examples from the Corpus rim• But his dark rimmed glasses and old fashioned looks belie a career spent one step ahead.• The flowers are a subtle shade of pale green, rimmed in purple as the days go on.• Her eyes were rimmed with black.• And Francie's collar, she saw, was rimmed with dirt and his neck was filthy.• The wall is rimmed with razor wire; guards, dressed in camouflage, stand watch.• People went about exhausted, ashen-faced, their eyes rimmed with red.• Her eyes were rimmed with the price of traversing oceans, the jump of time zones. Origin rim1 Old English rima
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