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| /ˈmɑːdʒɪn/ |
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| 1 | the space at the left or right side of a page where words are not usually printed or written 页边空白处 |
| in the margin Someone’ s made notes in the margin. 有人在页边空白处做了笔记。 |
| | 1a | a line drawn down the side of an empty page in order to mark the area of a margin （空白页的）页边线 | |
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| 2 | the amount by which a competition or election is won （赢得竞争或选举的）差数，差额 |
| a wide/narrow/large/small margin Danes voted by a narrow margin to keep their own currency. 丹麦人以微弱的票数优势保留了他们的货币。 |
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| 3 | an additional amount of time , space , money etc that you include in order to be certain you will be safe or successful （为了确保安全或成功而额外包括的）富余，余地 |
| Wide safety margins had been set. 已经留了很大的富余。 |
| There’ s no margin for error – we have to win. 绝对不能犯错，我们必须得赢。 |
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| 4 | business a profit margin |
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| 5 | the edge of a place or thing 边；边缘；边沿 |
| The Andes run along the western margin of South America. 安第斯山脉横贯南美洲的西部边缘。 |
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| 6 | business an amount of money you give a stockbroker to pay for possible losses on money they invest for you （付给股票经纪人的）保证金，定金 |
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| 7 | AUSTRALIAN an extra amount paid to a worker who has a special skill or accepts additional responsibility 额外报酬 |
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| - | margin of error
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| the amount by which a number or calculation may be different from the correct one without causing a problem |
| 误差幅度 |
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| - | the margins of sth
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| the part of society or an organization that is not considered typical or that does not share its beliefs or values |
| 社会（或组织的）边缘 |
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| His ideas were relegated to the margins of conservative politics. 他的观点被视为保守政治的非主流思想。 |
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