单词 | fringe |
释义 | noun | adjective | verb fringefringe1 /frɪndʒ/ noun [countable] 1a row of threads or thin pieces of material that are attached at one end to the edge of a curtain, piece of clothing, etc. for decoration2people, activities, or parts of a society that are different from what most people think is normal or acceptable: Hockey moved from the fringe to become a mainstream sport. a small group on the fringes of the art worldthe nationalist/radical etc. fringe activists on the political fringe of the union → see also the lunatic fringe at lunatic (3)3the part of a thing or place that is farthest from the center: fringe of It was easier to move around on the fringe of the crowd. noun | adjective | verb fringefringe2 adjective [only before noun] different from the most usual or accepted way of thinking or doing things: fringe activists/groups/movements etc. The government coalition included several smaller fringe parties. → see also fringe benefit noun | adjective | verb fringefringe3 verb [transitive] to be around the edge of something SYN border: A line of trees fringed the pool. |
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