edge
noun/edʒ/
/edʒ/
Idioms 
enlarge image[countable] the outside limit of an object, a surface or an area; the part furthest from the centre边；边缘；边线；边沿 - I gripped the edge of my desk to steady myself.
我抓住桌子边缘站稳。 - the first spacecraft to travel to the edge of the solar system.
第一艘前往太阳系边缘的航天器。 - on the edge of something He stood on the edge of the cliff.
他站在悬崖边上。 - Stand the coin on its edge.
让硬币竖起来。 - at the edge of something a big house on/at the edge of town
城边的一栋大房子 - I sat down at the water's edge.
我在水边坐了下来。 - near the edge of something Don't put that glass so near the edge of the table.
别把那只玻璃杯放在离桌边太近的地方。 - She tore the page out roughly, leaving a ragged edge in the book.
她粗暴地撕下那一页，在书中留下了参差不齐的撕痕。
Extra Examples- My foot caught the edge of the table.
我的脚被桌子边绊了一下。 - She sat on the edge of her bed.
她坐在床边上。 - My fingers played with the frayed edges of my jeans.
我用手指摆弄着牛仔裤磨损的边缘。 - Flip the fabric over so the cut edge is now to your left.
把布料反过来，这样经过剪裁的那边就会在你左边了。 - She could see rocky cliffs on the opposite edge of the lake.
她能看到湖对面岸边陡峭的石崖。 - Smoke was making its way around the edges of the door.
烟从门缝里飘出来。 - The building forms the northern edge of the courtyard.
这座房子成了院子北部的边界。 - The road skirts the western edge of the forest.
这条路沿森林的西边延伸。 - Trees lined the edges of the path.
小路的两边都有一行树。 - We had reached the edge of the map and didn't know which way to go.
我们已经到达了地图显示的最边缘处，不知该往哪儿走。 - the top edge of the picture frame
相框的顶部边缘
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- top
- upper
- bottom
- …
- reach
- skirt
- clutch
- …
- along the edge
- around the edge
- round the edge
- …
- right on the edge
- I gripped the edge of my desk to steady myself.
- [countable] the sharp part of a knife, blade or sword that is used for cutting
enlarge image刀口；刀刃；利刃 - Be careful—it has a sharp edge.
小心点，这刀刃很锋利。 - a knife with a serrated edge
带锯齿刃的刀
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- razor-sharp
- sharp
- cutting
- …
- sharpen
- Be careful—it has a sharp edge.
- (usually the edge)[singular] the point at which something, especially something bad, may begin to happen
（尤指灾难的）边缘 - They had brought the country to the edge of disaster.
他们使国家濒临灾难。
- They had brought the country to the edge of disaster.
- [singular] a slight advantage over somebody/something
（微弱的）优势 - The company needs to improve its competitive edge.
公司需要提高它的竞争力。 - edge on/over somebody/something They have the edge on us.
他们略胜我们一筹。
Extra Examples- Their training gave them an extra edge.
训练使他们更具优势。 - He believes Marseilles have a slight edge as they face Rangers at home.
他认为马赛队主场对阵流浪者队略占优势。 - The intensive training she had done gave her the edge over the other runners.
强化训练使她比其他赛跑选手更具优势。 - This is one of the key ways in which the firm can gain the edge over its competitors.
这是公司获得竞争优势的关键方式之一。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- competitive
- slight
- big
- …
- give somebody/something
- gain
- have
- …
- edge over
- The company needs to improve its competitive edge.
- [singular] a strong, often exciting, quality
锐利；敏锐；尖锐 - Her show now has a hard political edge to it.
她现在的表演具有强烈的政治性。
- Her show now has a hard political edge to it.
- [singular] a sharp tone of voice, often showing anger
尖刻的声调；愤怒的语气 - He did his best to remain calm, but there was a distinct edge to his voice.
尽管他竭力保持镇静，话音里仍明显带有怒气。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- razor-sharp
- sharp
- cutting
- …
- sharpen
- He did his best to remain calm, but there was a distinct edge to his voice.
- -edged(in adjectives) having the type of edge or edges mentioned
有…边的；有…棱的；有…锋的 - a lace-edged handkerchief
有网眼花边的手绢
- a lace-edged handkerchief
Word OriginOld English ecg ‘sharpened side of a blade’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch egge and German Ecke, also to Old Norse eggja ‘incite’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin acies ‘edge’ and Greek akis ‘point’.
Idioms
be on edge
- to be nervous, excited or easily made angry
紧张不安；激动；烦躁 Synonyms nervousnervousneurotic ▪ on edge ▪ jitteryThese words all describe people who are easily frightened or are behaving in a frightened way.nervous easily worried or frightened:Topics Feelingsc2- He was of a nervous disposition.
他性情紧张。
- She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.
她变得对保持房屋清洁有点神经质。
- She was always on edge before an interview.
她在面试前总是紧张不安。
- All this talk of job losses was making him jittery.
所有这些关于失业的话题使他心神不宁。
- a nervous/neurotic man/woman/girl
- to feel nervous/on edge/jittery
- a bit nervous/on edge/jittery
- He was of a nervous disposition.
be on the razor’s edge | be on a razor edge
- to be in a difficult situation where any mistake may be very dangerous
处于非常危险的困境；境况岌岌可危 - Social workers operate on the razor’s edge.
社会工作者在刀锋上工作。
- Social workers operate on the razor’s edge.
fray at/around the edges/seams
- to start to come apart or to fail
开始卷边；脱线脚；分崩离析；失败 - Support for the leader was fraying at the edges.
对这位领导人的拥护已开始瓦解。
- Support for the leader was fraying at the edges.
on the edge of your seat
- very excited and giving your full attention to something
异常兴奋；极为激动；有浓厚兴趣 - The game had the crowd on the edge of their seats.
这场比赛使观众兴奋不已。 - I was on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what happened next.
我坐在座位边上等着看接下来会发生什么。
- The game had the crowd on the edge of their seats.
push somebody over/to the edge
- to force somebody to lose control of their behaviour, usually after a particular event or series of events
使某人抓狂；令某人崩溃 - No one knows exactly what caused his breakdown, but losing his job may have pushed him over the edge.
没有人确切知道是什么导致了他的崩溃，但失去工作可能已经把他推到了崩溃的边缘。
- No one knows exactly what caused his breakdown, but losing his job may have pushed him over the edge.
(have some) rough edges | be rough around the edges
- (to have some) small parts, for example in a performance or in your character, that are not yet as good as they should be
（有）瑕疵；（存在）美中不足之处 - The ballet still had some rough edges.
这段芭蕾舞还有不足之处。 - He had a few rough edges knocked off at school.
他在学校改掉了一些坏毛病。 - The films are very rough around the edges.
这些电影有不少瑕疵。
- The ballet still had some rough edges.
set somebody’s teeth on edge
- (of a sound or taste) to make somebody feel physically uncomfortable
使感到身体不舒服 - Just the sound of her voice sets my teeth on edge.
我一听到她的声音就浑身不舒服。
- Just the sound of her voice sets my teeth on edge.
take the edge off (something)
- to make something less strong, less bad, etc.
减弱；使变钝；挫伤…的锐气 - The sandwich took the edge off my appetite.
这份三明治使我食欲大减。 - I just need something to take the edge off.
我只是需要一些东西来缓解压力。 - I took an aspirin to take the edge off the pain.
我服用了一片阿司匹林来缓解疼痛。 - A squeeze of lemon takes the edge off the sweetness.
挤一点柠檬可以消除甜味。
- The sandwich took the edge off my appetite.
teeter on the edge/brink of something
- to be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation
处在（灾难或危险）的边缘；濒临 - The country is teetering on the edge of civil war.
该国正在内战的边缘摇摇欲坠。
- The country is teetering on the edge of civil war.