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单词 edge
释义
edge
(e )
Word forms: edges , edging , edged
1. countable noun B1
The edge of something is the place or line where it stops, or the part of it that is furthest from the middle.
We were on a hill, right on the edge of town. [+ of]
She was standing at the water's edge.
Daniel stepped in front of her desk and sat down on its edge.
Synonyms: border, side, line, limit  
2. countable noun B2
The edge of something sharp such as a knife or an axe is its sharp or narrow side.
...the sharp edge of the sword. [+ of]
3. verb
If someone or something edges somewhere, they move very slowly in that direction.
He edged closer to the phone, ready to grab it. [VERB preposition/adverb]
He is edging ahead in the opinion polls. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: inch, ease, creep, worm  
4. singular noun
The edge of something, especially something bad, is the point at which it may start to happen.
They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction. [+ of]
She was on the edge of tears.
Synonyms: verge, point, brink, threshold  
5. singular noun
If someone or something has an edge, they have an advantage that makes them stronger or more likely to be successful than another thing or person.
The three days France have to prepare could give them the edge over England. [+ over]
Through superior production techniques they were able to gain the competitive edge.
Synonyms: advantage, lead, dominance, superiority  
6. singular noun
If you say that someone or something has an edge, you mean that they have a powerful quality.
Featuring new bands gives the show an edge.
Greene's stories had an edge of realism. [+ of]
Synonyms: power, interest, force, bite  
7. singular noun
If someone's voice has an edge to it, it has a sharp, bitter, or emotional quality.
But underneath the humour is an edge of bitterness. [+ of]
There was a nervous edge to his voice.
[Also + to]
Synonyms: sharpness, point, sting, urgency  
8.  See also cutting edge, knife-edge, leading edge
9. on edge phrase
If you or your nerves are on edge, you are tense, nervous, and unable to relax.
My nerves were constantly on edge.
Synonyms: tense, excited, wired [slang], nervous  
10. on the edge of one's seat phrase
If you say that someone is on the edge of their seat or chair, you mean that they are very interested in what is happening or what is going to happen.
Most of the time the audience is on the edge of its seat.
11. rough edges phrase
If you say that a person or a piece of entertainment has rough edges, you mean that they have some small faults, although generally you approve of them.
The show, despite some rough edges, was an instant success.
12. take the edge off phrase
If something takes the edge off a situation, usually an unpleasant one, it weakens its effect or intensity.
A spell of poor health took the edge off her performance.
13. to set your teeth on edge phrase
If you say that something sets your teeth on edge, you mean that you find it extremely unpleasant or irritating.
Their voices set your teeth on edge.
Phrasal verbs:
edge out
phrasal verb
If someone edges out someone else, they just manage to beat them or get in front of them in a game, race, or contest.
France edged out the British team by less than a second. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
McGregor's effort was enough to edge Johnson out of the top spot. [VERB noun PARTICLE + of]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
Idioms:
take the edge off something
to weaken the effect or intensity of something, especially pain
My head never seemed to clear completely, and the painkillers only took the edge off the pain.
on the edge of your seat
very interested and eager to know what happens next, especially in a film, book or sports match
Saturday night's final had the spectators on the edge of their seats.
on edge
anxious and unable to relax
Brenda had every right to be on edge. Ever since I had left on the Saturday morning, she had been bombarded with telephone calls.
lose your edge
to no longer have all the advantages and special skills that you had in the past
Its staff disagrees with criticisms that their magazine is out of date or has lost its edge.
a cutting edge
the ability to be more successful than your opponents
We need a cutting edge and hopefully this product can provide it.
at the cutting edge or on the cutting edge
involved in the most important, exciting, or advanced developments of a particular subject or activity
Telluride has always prided itself on being on the cutting edge of computer technology.
These were the men and women doing the cutting-edge research.
set your teeth on edge
if something sets your teeth on edge, you find it extremely irritating or unpleasant
His casual arrogance never failed to set my teeth on edge.
Collocations:
blur the edges
This will blur the edges of the garden, adding instant depth and maturity.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Blend right out to the corner of the eye and flick gently to blur any hard edges.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It turns off the ugly lightbulb and ramps up the candlelight, blurs any rough edges and softens things up.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
edge forward
As we watch, the foxes edge forward and follow their noses around the lawn.
Times, Sunday Times
One must edge forward like the inchworm, bit by bit.
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The air intakes on either side of the nose were also slightly revised by bringing their top edge forward.
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The wings were of conventional construction with a ply-covered torsion box forming the leading edge forward of the mainspar and fabric-covered ribs to the rear of the main-spar.
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Paint the whole thing with egg wash, then roll the edges forward and crimp with a fork.
Times, Sunday Times
edge of extinction
Over the past three decades, the vacche rosse have been brought back from the edge of extinction.
Times, Sunday Times
Cowboy films are like cowboys: endangered, rare and always on the edge of extinction.
Times, Sunday Times
Not least because we should examine and remember things and ideas that are on the edge of extinction.
Times, Sunday Times
Turtles are doing better than kakapos, which are on the edge of extinction, but they are swimming against the current of modern life.
Times, Sunday Times
A cheetah on the edge of extinction has become the unlikely catalyst for something even more rare: a show of unity between political foes.
Times, Sunday Times
edge of town
Visitors are usually looking for one thing — the war memorial on the edge of town.
Times, Sunday Times
It's an experience nothing can prepare you for, not even the ominous warning signs on the edge of town.
The Sun
As shopping moved to the edge of town in the 1980s, bars started to move in.
Times, Sunday Times
A few small groups camped by the roadside and at a checkpoint at the edge of town.
Times, Sunday Times
Seconds later came the dull thud of a rocket exploding on the edge of town.
Times, Sunday Times
extra edge
US have long been regulars in the knockout rounds, but there was an extra edge to the celebrations.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You have always got to be on the lookout for an extra edge, a better way of doing things.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Wear it with classic, simple pieces for extra edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
far edge
Push it forwards slightly, then fold its far edge into the centre.
Times, Sunday Times
He worked on the far edge of sanity: his precarious balance, somehow miraculously maintained, was what gave his work such an edge.
Times, Sunday Times
The park's central feature, an obelisk atop a flat pyramid, sits in the midst of a dusty wasteland beyond the far edge of the capital.
The Times Literary Supplement
Six straw hats are stacked on the desk's far edge, one on top of another.
The Times Literary Supplement
As a result, we have an event that exists on the far edge of viability.
Times, Sunday Times
field edge
Left round field edge to fingerpost in opposite hedge.
Times, Sunday Times
They sometimes sit in a treetop at a field edge, singing a rambling, babbling song.
Times, Sunday Times
Continue along the field edge.
Times, Sunday Times
From car park, right round field edge.
Times, Sunday Times
Right (stiles, arrows) through farmyard, then paddock, then along field edge.
Times, Sunday Times
flat edge
Next, use a peeler along the flat edge of each slice to produce ribbons around 2mm thick.
The Sun
With this edge on the cutting board, cut into 15mm slices and use a peeler along the flat edge of each slice to produce ribbons around 2mm thick.
The Sun
Repeat the process with the next piece, but this time, where the edges meet, roll them with a seam roller for an exact flat edge.
Globe and Mail
The tail ends with a flat edge and may be slightly forked in the middle.
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Either one of the crossbars will have a flat edge to allow the skein to slide off, or will be completely removable.
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fold the edge
Fold the top edge of the dough over the filling and seal by pressing down with your fingers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Fold the edges of the tea towel up over the lid.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Bring the needle out through the top of the folded edge.
Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings (1993)
forest edge
The researchers could hear them everywhere during the wet season, especially at the forest edge and in forest patch.
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The eye fastens on a distant cusp of meadow and strains to glimpse deer basking at the forest edge.
Times, Sunday Times
It lives in fairly open habitats such as forest edge, gallery forest and scrubland.
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It inhabits forest and forest edge where it forages from near the ground up to the treetops.
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Temperature has been found to be the largest contributing factor to whether or not a swarm will cross into the open from a forest edge.
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front edge
We believed this could cause the front edge to have a different thermal signature than the back edge.
Times, Sunday Times
Only the front edge of the seats and the first few inches of the armrests were worn out.
Christianity Today
Overlap the front edge of the hangar about 3cm.
Times, Sunday Times
I put the crown on getting the front edge where it should be, a piece above the eyebrows.
The Times Literary Supplement
Allow the ruler to extend 26cm over the front edge of the box towards you as you sit on the floor.
Times, Sunday Times
fuzzy edge
Her relationships often had the same kind of fuzzy edges that the painter specialised in.
Times, Sunday Times
Up close, you really notice the artifacts, fuzzy edges, colour bleed and generally lower image quality of a console-based video feed.
Globe and Mail
String players, it's true, showed some fuzzy edges — but then there were 95 of them, a huge mass to keep on a tight leash.
Times, Sunday Times
gain an edge
They are all growing quickly, but are using different strategies to gain an edge over their competitors.
Times, Sunday Times
Some lake owners stocked ever-bigger trout to attract publicity and gain an edge over their rivals.
Times, Sunday Times
But prices are changing all the time as stores look to gain the edge, so check regularly.
The Sun
They'll take a potential risk every time if it means they might gain an edge.
Times, Sunday Times
Expenditure on international rugby has become spectacularly bloated as teams understandably seek to gain an edge on each other.
Times, Sunday Times
inner edge
Occasionally brush down the inner edge of the pan just above the sugar, to wash away any sugar crystals and help stop the mixture crystallizing.
The Sun
The halo can be visible for hours, and with its red inner edge might be seen as a ring of fire.
Times, Sunday Times
The supratemporal fenestra has a straight inner edge.
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Hydrophobic leucine amino acids are located along the inner edge of the alpha helix.
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The first groove spiral usually starts on the inner edge and extends outwards, while the second groove starts on the outer edge and extends inwards.
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inside edge
Curl the edge of the lid up to meet the top inside edge of the pie case and press together to seal.
Times, Sunday Times
The ball before had swung the other way past the inside edge of the left-hander.
Times, Sunday Times
He had got a feather of an inside edge.
Times, Sunday Times
Replays showed that the ball had taken an inside edge.
Times, Sunday Times
Run thumb round the inside edge of the souff lé making a deep groove.
Times, Sunday Times
jagged edge
I was pushing a tub of coal and I caught my finger on a jagged edge.
Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who Were There (2006)
When they open, the leaves will be seen to be bright green with jagged edges.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The coastline is rough and plunging, its tiny coves barely visible from jagged cliff edges.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
lack the edge
It's good but lacks the edge to make it a great folk album.
The Sun (2009)
Critics say that the channel's dramas lack the creative edge of some of the drama series being produced in America and Scandinavia.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Their team have ability, but the boat lacked an edge of speed, especially in lighter wind conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
lake edge
Many are trapped on islands near the lake edge, officials say.
Times, Sunday Times
Willow groves and rice terraces fringed the lake edge.
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Sand trails lead to the lake edge and allow access for boats.
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They camped at lake edge, where they could fish.
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They descended to the lake edge 40 metres below.
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lawn edges
Repair the turf beside lawn edges where the grass has been spoilt by feet or by last year's sprawling perennials.
Times, Sunday Times
Trim lawn edges to remove hiding places for slugs.
The Sun
The tidy lawn edges and cheeriness of the flowers pleased me.
Times, Sunday Times
Lawn edges are broken down by summer feet, but they can be repaired by cutting and peeling back some turf, building up with well-firmed soil, then replacing the turf.
Times, Sunday Times
Easily cut long grass and neatened lawn edges.
Times, Sunday Times
line the edge
Take a seat at one of the cafe tables that line the edge of its pretty horseshoe harbour to watch the boats and gentle movement of the blue waters.
Times, Sunday Times
Yet somewhere along the line the edges became blurred.
The Sun
A flock of pink-footed geese lined the edge of a fleet of still water.
Times, Sunday Times
We lined the edges of the dark hall, free to walk around and follow the singers.
Times, Sunday Times
Line the edges of each bowl with two slices of grilled ham.
Times, Sunday Times
mark the edge
For three miles, the craggy outcrops mark the edge of the wet peaty moors.
Times, Sunday Times
These old sections have a single, paved lane, concrete curbs to mark the edge of the lane, and gravel shoulders for passing.
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These points usually mark an edge or a boundary.
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I get in and shuffle over the bump that marks the edge of my territory.
Times, Sunday Times
From next year luminous turquoise lines will mark the edges of tarmac and divide cycle lanes from the main carriageway.
Times, Sunday Times
outer edge
Take the dark aubergine colour along the outer edge of the bottom lash line and blend.
The Sun (2014)
Add the pear slices in a clockwise circle around the outer edge, with each slice overlapping the next.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Seen this close, his remarkable eyes are hazel and gray, with a corona of green at the outer edge of the iris.
Gregory Maguire CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER (1999)
Join front and back covers round outer edge with right sides facing.
Churchill, Jane (ed.) Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings (1993)
outside edge
The second, a slog sweep over midwicket, brought up his century in emphatic style, while his 150 came via a thick outside edge.
The Sun
I'd focused on his outside edge, thinking running the ball across him would bring in the slips.
Times, Sunday Times
Hold for a few seconds and repeat at the outside edge.
The Sun
It also meant that the plants on the outside edge of this path soften it without shading the lawn edge.
Times, Sunday Times
The off-spinner threatens to take the outside edge of a left-hander's bat.
Times, Sunday Times
pastry edge
Rest for 5 minutes then trim pastry edge, stand on a can to remove collar.
Times, Sunday Times
Brush the overhanging pastry edge with egg yolk.
Times, Sunday Times
Brush the egg along the pastry edge and press to seal.
The Sun
Cool, trim the pastry edge, remove the collar and dust the edges with icing sugar.
Times, Sunday Times
Divide the vegetables between the tartlets, then pour the egg mixture over, filling each tin to the pastry edge.
Times, Sunday Times
platform edge
They are, of course, to keep away from the platform edge.
Times, Sunday Times
She fell on the track — just missing the live rail — when he shoved her towards the platform edge.
The Sun
Train companies are being told to switch off diesel engines at the platform edge because of mounting concerns that passengers are being subjected to toxic fumes.
Times, Sunday Times
I was fiddling away at them and did not see the platform edge.
Times, Sunday Times
Some staged a mock fight next to the platform edge.
Times, Sunday Times
press the edges
Pile meat on one half and fold over the pastry, pressing the edges to seal, then trim into a horseshoe shape.
Times, Sunday Times
Fold over the empty half, press the edges to seal.
Times, Sunday Times
Top the pies with their lids, pressing the edges gently together to seal.
The Sun
Fold over quickly and press the edges to semi-seal.
Times, Sunday Times
Cover with a larger pastry circle and press the edges together.
Times, Sunday Times
raw edge
This will take the raw edge off them.
The Sun
Cut the tie 32cm from the point, then, with wrong sides together, fold the straight edge upwards, tucking under the raw edge.
Times, Sunday Times
Many favour a chopped off, raw edge; the cognoscenti step theirs slightly at the front to show off their statement shoes.
Times, Sunday Times
You want the rhubarb to have a slightly raw edge, almost like eating celery.
Times, Sunday Times
We've lost the raw edge.
Times, Sunday Times
river edge
In the day mynah birds and kingfishers bounced on the boughs along the river edge and a colony of mongooses hunted through the bankside reeds.
Times, Sunday Times
On an open bank the experienced anglers also keep as far back from the river edge as they can when walking directly from one spot to another.
Times, Sunday Times
The river edge and immediate riparian zone are largely intact for most of the river's length.
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Due to flood risk the area has new flood defences built along the river edge.
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Humans and crab-eating macaques have shared environments since prehistoric times, and tend to both frequent forest and river edge habitats.
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roof edge
These structures frequently extend to the roof edge - effectively a hip-to-gable conversion.
Times, Sunday Times
But he failed to make it, limping away after landing on the roof edge.
The Sun
Other contributing structures include the pump house (1932), built in stucco with applied half-timber detailing and a rolled roof edge.
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It features a complex pitched roof of slate with a brick corbelled cornice and terra cotta ornament along the roof edge.
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A drain pipe at the perimeter of the roof edge can help collect and remove additional water.
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round the edge
Spread the pizzaiola sauce over the pizza base, leaving a 1cm gap round the edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This particular cauliflower cheese has a crusty gratin topping and soft cherry tomatoes round the edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Trim round the edge with a sharp knife and discard the excess dough.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was oval in shape with eighteen post holes round the edge.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
White in the face, crouching as though his words were blows to be warded off, she skirted round the edge of the room to the door.
Stewart, Michael GRACE (2001)
rounded edge
It continues into a columellar callus which has a rounded edge, slightly raised over the siphonal canal and bearing a few tubercles.
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Its dimensions were 24 cm long, 11 cm wide, and the semicircular plaque contained small circles about 0.8 cm in diameter along its rounded edge.
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The built-up edge then can be shaped to a rounded edge or an ogee.
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The original corporate logo contained a red rounded edge box with an antenna projecting out of the top right corner.
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The pieces have a plain, rounded edge.
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satirical edge
It is well acted and displays a sharp satirical edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Where is the gallows humour, the sense of irony, the satirical edge?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Colleagues have said he could be a leading man - though one with a satirical edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
seal the edges
Seal the edges by gently pressing together, and trim off any overhang.
Times, Sunday Times
Fold it over the edges of the bowl and tie down with string to seal the edges.
Times, Sunday Times
Seal the edges by pressing with the rolling pin.
Times, Sunday Times
Arrange the fish leaving foil to seal the edges.
Times, Sunday Times
Season with pepper and sea salt, then wrap up the parcel, sealing the edges.
Times,Sunday Times
serrated edge
The new leaves have a finely serrated edge, as if they had been carefully torn off a perforated sheet.
Times, Sunday Times
Football will always be a sport with a serrated edge.
Times, Sunday Times
The deeply indented leaves have a curled and serrated edge.
Times, Sunday Times
Its leaves are of an ovate, ovate-cordate or lanceolate, with primary veins conspicuous and serrated edge.
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When the trigger was pulled, the serrated edge of the steel rubbed against the pyrite, generating sparks.
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sharp edge
Would he step in at the last minute and give a sharp edge to the government's cost-cutting drive?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The lemongrass and lime juice lend a sharp edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He felt one wheel plop off the sharp edge of tarmac.
Len Deighton Bomber
sharpen the edges
Sculpt and sharpen the edges with a damp cotton bud.
The Sun
More he has shown a willingness seems exclusion from side has sharpened his edge.
Times, Sunday Times
The difference in modern times was the added refinement of hypocrisy which sharpens the edge of brutality.
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The kuwahara filter however also finds many applications in artistic imaging and fine-art photography due to its ability to remove textures and sharpen the edges of photographs.
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skirt the edges
And it would cost a further 200 million to bury those still scheduled to skirt the edge of the park.
Times, Sunday Times
Her poems skirt the edge of blasphemy and pray for re-readings and a spiritual embrace.
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For years, their story lines have skirted the edge of insanity, but it was in 2013 when the sport finally 'jumped the shark'.
Times, Sunday Times
His comedy warm-up to his show skirts the edges of discomfort but never humiliation.
Times, Sunday Times
This skirts the edge of the bay, crossing the various estuaries.
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slight edge
Aston Villa have a slight edge at the halfway stage.
The Sun (2010)
All of it gave Germany a slight edge on their rivals.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Under normal circumstances, the dealer has a slight edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
smooth the edges
As such, the film industry changed for ever, smoothing the edges off difficult plots and characters to pander to the lowest common denominator.
Times, Sunday Times
They smooth the edges and elide the elements of our faith that we struggle with or argue about.
Christianity Today
Don't forget a top coat - this will smooth the edges, allowing each shade to blend.
The Sun
He also came to the fore at a time in which media managers thought it their duty to smooth any edges and wash the colour from any personalities.
Times,Sunday Times
Smooth the edges to blend the lines.
Times, Sunday Times
soft edges
This has preserved the garden's soft edges.
Times, Sunday Times
These sites are the soft edges around the hard-nosed landmanagement policies we have for housing, transport, industry and farming.
Times, Sunday Times
Hard lines with soft edges.
Times, Sunday Times
Here the shapes emerge from the darkness to the light and take soft edges but also their impressive volumes.
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Installing the rotator in the accessory slot still places te pattern inside the focal plane of a fixture, allowing adjustments to the image (creating hard or soft edges).
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soften the edges
The effect of haze on the lighting is to soften the hard edges of sunlight.
Collins Complete Guide to Photography (1993)
Use a powder shadow and blend over liquid liner to soften the edges.
The Sun (2010)
His structure provides a strong framework to the garden; my planting softens the hard edges.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
southern edge
The live on the southern edge of the city, five miles from the centre.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
One very large maple tree stands within the garden on the southern edge.
A Patchwork Garden: Unexpected Pleasures from a Country Garden (1990)
The areas near the top of the hill at the southern edge of the festival were littered with discarded bottles.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
technological edge
Use your technological edge, if you have it.
Christianity Today
The significant action has been the development work that each team has been engaged in, using prototypes, seeking the technological edge that could be decisive next summer.
Times, Sunday Times
Based on that they had a technological edge and believed to have good timing, a decision to start a company was made.
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Strength and weakness include brand equity, geographic presence, strong management/leadership, technological edge, and patent/copyrights.
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As investments were increasingly directed out of the country, manufacturers were facing difficulties to uphold its competitive advantage since most manufacturing firms lost some degree of their technological edge.
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trim the edges
Afterwards, use long-handled shears to trim the edges and reshape (or repair) any broken areas with a half-moon lawn-edger.
Times, Sunday Times
Brush the pastry overhang with water, press the lids on top to seal, then trim the edges.
Times, Sunday Times
Press to seal, trim the edges and brush the pies with egg.
Times,Sunday Times
Trim the edges of each potato to make large rectangles and slice thinly on a mandolin.
Times, Sunday Times
Using one sheet of the pastry, line the dishes and trim the edges.
Times,Sunday Times
very edge
You have to cut to the very edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The vines carry on right up to the very edge of the church.
The Wine Roads of France (1989)
He sat at the very edge of the front bench, his legs crossed.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
water's edge
If you do not want to do the full hike, take the easier nature trail along the water's edge.
Times, Sunday Times
Thousands of sandbags have been put in place to protect the villa, which sits 150ft (45m) from the water's edge.
Times, Sunday Times
Screaming passengers made him stop at water's edge.
Smithsonian
If these conversion opportunities seem overwhelming, but a completely private home by the water's edge appeals, there are some more turnkey options available.
Times, Sunday Times
They're set back from the water's edge, and all six are duplexes.
Times, Sunday Times
western edge
On the island's western edge is a lighthouse.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Then she explained she owned a large old house on the western edge of Casablanca that she wanted to sell.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
By the time the soldiers reached the western edge of the compound, the fighters had fled.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
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