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单词 edge
释义 edge¹ /edʒ/ n.
1.+of object, water, town, cliff边;边缘

He banged his knee against the edge of the chair.他的膝盖磕到了椅子边上。

She was standing at the water's edge.她正站在水边。

He was standing on the edge of the cliff, staring up at the sun.他正站在悬崖边, 仰头盯着太阳。

2.+of knife, sword锋;刃

the sharp edge of the sword锋利的剑刃

3.(brink)边缘;临界点;关口
the edge of a breakthrough突破点

They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。

She was on the edge of tears.她泪水盈眶。

4.(advantage)优势;上风

Through superior production techniques they were able to gain the competitive edge.凭借先进的生产技术, 他们得以占据竞争优势。

to have the edge占据上风
to have the edge on sb/sthorto have the edge over sb/sth比…更具优势

Ferrari had the edge on us in Melbourne; they had the quickest car.在墨尔本赛站法拉利车队比我们更胜一筹, 因为他们有最快的赛车。

A nice plain shroud might have the edge over a pink negligee.一件款式好看而简单的罩衫会比粉红的宽大便服更合适。

to give sb the edge over sb使某人比他人占上风

The three days France have to prepare could give them the edge over England.法国有三天的准备时间, 这可能会让他们在对阵英格兰时占上风。

5.(force)影响力;锋芒

The performance lacked edge.表演缺乏力度。

Featuring new bands gives the show an edge.以新乐队为主打是这次演出的一个亮点。

Greene's stories had an edge of realism.格林的小说有强烈的现实主义色彩。

6.(quality of voice)(声音的)尖锐, 尖刻, 激动

There was a nervous edge to his voice.他的声音有些紧张。

Underneath the humour is an edge of bitterness.幽默的背后却透着怨气。

7.【数】(line along which faces of solid meet)(面与面的)交线
8.【数】(line joining vertices of graph)(图中两顶点的)连线
9.(keenness)敏锐;热切;紧急

The walk gave an edge to his appetite.步行使他食欲大增。

10.<方>(cliff, ridge)悬崖;山峰;山坡
idiom
to be on edge
(nervously irritable)紧张不安;烦躁
(nervously excited)极度兴奋
to be on the edge of your seatorto be on the edge of your chair有浓厚兴趣;聚精会神

Most of the time the audience is on the edge of its seat.大多数时候观众都聚精会神地听着。

rough edges
(of person, performance)(无伤大雅的)瑕疵, 小毛病

For all his rough edges, O'Connor possesses an unerring ability to score goals.尽管奥康纳仍有不足之处, 但是他具有精准无误地射门得分的能力。

to set sb's teeth on edge使某人感到极其恼怒;使某人感到极其不舒服

His casual arrogance never failed to set my teeth on edge.他那种漫不经心的傲慢态度每次都气得我牙根发痒。

to take the edge off sth减轻…;弱化…

A spell of poor health took the edge off her performance.一段时间的身体欠佳影响了她的发挥。

edge² /edʒ/
🄰 vt.
1.(provide border for)加边于;在…形成边;位于…边上

A brook edges the garden.花园边上是一条小溪。

2.(shape, trim)给…饰边;修整…的边

I edged the pie.我给馅饼雕出花边。

3.(push gradually)使慢慢侧着移动;慢慢把…挤到边上

I edged my way out of the crowd.我侧着身子慢慢挤出人群。

She edged him aside.她慢慢把他挤到了一边。

4.【板】用球拍边击(球)
5.【滑雪】倾斜(雪板)使一侧板边切入雪中
6.+ knife, sword使锋利;使锐利
🄱 vi.
(move gradually)缓慢地移动;挪动

People edged towards the table, which was being loaded with food.人们慢慢地挤向摆满食物的桌子。

to edge closer to sth缓慢靠近某物

He edged closer to the telephone.他慢慢挪向电话机。

Phrasal Verbsedge away,edge forward,edge out,edge past
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