rim
noun/rɪm/
/rɪm/
- the edge of something in the shape of a circle
enlarge image（圆形物体的）边沿 - He looked at them over the rim of his glass.
他从杯口的上方看着他们。 - The rims of her eyes were red with crying.
她的眼眶都哭红了。 - spectacles with gold rims
金框眼镜
Extra Examples- She watched him steadily over the rim of her cup.
她越过杯子的边缘定定地看着他。 - The plate had a mark on the rim.
盘子的边缘有一个标记。 - on the outer rim of the solar system
在太阳系的外缘
- He looked at them over the rim of his glass.
- the metal edge of a wheel onto which the tyre is fixed
轮辋；轮圈 - metal wheel rims
金属轮辋
- metal wheel rims
- -rimmedadjective having a particular type of rim
有…框（或边）的 - gold-rimmed spectacles
金框眼镜 - red-rimmed eyes (= for example, from crying)
眼眶红红的眼睛
- gold-rimmed spectacles
Word OriginOld English rima ‘a border, coast’; compare with Old Norse rimi ‘ridge, strip of land’ (the only known cognate).