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| 1 | I/T +towards/away/along etc: to move somewhere slowly , carefully, and with small movements, or to make something do this （使）缓慢小心地移动 | I looked over and saw Michael edging towards the door. 我看过去，发现迈克尔正慢慢往门口挪动。 | | She edged the car out into the street. 她缓缓地把车开到街道上。 | |
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| 2 | I +up/higher/down/lower: mainly journalism if a number or price edges higher or lower , it moves up or down a little at a time （数字或价格）缓慢变动 | Food prices edged up by 0.2 per cent in November. 食品价格在11月上涨了0.2％。 | |
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| 3 | T to form the edge of something , or to put something round the edge of another thing 形成…的边；给…镶边 | A breeze shook the tall trees that edged the garden. 微风吹动了花园周边的大树。 | |
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| 4 | T AMERICAN to beat someone by a small amount in a sport or competition （在体育比赛或竞赛中以微弱优势）胜出 | In Monday’ s matches, Germany edged the United States 2–1. 在周一的比赛中，德国以2比1小胜美国。 | |
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| - | ˌedge ˈout |
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| | to beat someone in a competition by a small amount （在竞赛中以微弱优势）胜出 | Eileen Petersen edged out Victor Frazer by 27 votes. 艾琳·彼得森以27票的微弱优势战胜了维克托·弗雷泽。 | |
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