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edge OUTER POINTedVn [C usually sing]the outer or furthest point of something, or (fig.) the point just before something very different and noticeable happens(通常用单数)边，棱;边界，边线;(作比喻用)边缘He'd piped fresh cream around the edge of the cake.他已经在蛋糕的边缘滚上了新鲜奶油裱花。There are fences to stop you from getting too near the edge of the cliff.有栅栏防止你太靠近悬崖的边缘。They built the church on the edge of the village.他们把教堂建在村庄的边上。A man was standing at the water's edge with a small boy.一个男人和一个小男孩站在水边。I caught (= hit) my leg on the edge of the table as I walked past.我走过的时候腿撞在了桌子边上。(fig.) It was reported in this morning's papers that the company is on the edge of collapse.据今晨的报纸报导，公司已濒临倒闭。(fig.) The opposition leader claimed that the government had brought the country to the edge of a catastrophe.反对党领袖声称政府已使国家濒临灾难的边缘。An edge trimmer is a STRIMMER修剪器
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