单词	margin
释义	marginmargin /ˈmɑrdʒɪn/ ●●○ AWL noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYmargin Origin: 1300-1400 Latin margo border Collocations COLLOCATIONS► in the margin  There were some penciled notes in the margin. ► by a wide/narrow margin  The mayor was voted out of office by a wide (=large) margin. ► by a margin of ten points/100 votes etc.  The bill was approved by a margin of 55 votes. ► margin for error  There is no margin for error (=even a small error would mean you fail). ► on the margins of society  Many mentally ill people have been forced to live on the margins of society. Thesaurus THESAURUSoutside part► edge the part of an object or an area that is farthest from its center:  Don’t put your glass so close to the edge of the table. My uncle’s house is on the edge of town near the freeway. ► side the part of an object or area that is near an edge:  He pushed the cauliflower to the side of his plate. ► border the official line around a country, state, or area that separates it from other areas:  We crossed the border into Mexico at Nogales. ► boundary the line that marks the edge of a surface, space, or area of land inside a country:  The Mississippi River forms a natural boundary between Tennessee and Arkansas. ► perimeter the border around an enclosed area or a shape:  Security guards patrol the perimeter of the camp night and day. ► outskirts the areas of a city that are furthest away from the center:  They built the airport on the outskirts of the city. ► rim the outside edge of something deep or something with high sides, such as a cup or a canyon (=deep valley with very steep sides):  There was lipstick on the rim of the cup. ► margin the empty space at either side of a printed page:  I wrote some notes in the margins of the page. ► hem the edge of a piece of cloth that is folded and sewn, especially the lower edge of a skirt, pair of pants, etc.:  The hem of her dress was coming loose. ► curb the raised edge of a street:  If the curb is painted red, you can’t park next to it. 1 the empty space at the side of a printed page:  two-inch margins There were some penciled notes in the margin.► see thesaurus at edge12the difference in the number of votes, points, etc. that exists between the winner and the loser of an election or competition:  an eight-goal margin of defeatby a wide/narrow margin The mayor was voted out of office by a wide (=large) margin.by a margin of ten points/100 votes etc. The bill was approved by a margin of 55 votes.3social studies, economics the difference between what a business pays for something and what they sell it for SYN profit margin4an additional amount of something such as time, money, or space that you include in order to make sure that you are successful in achieving something:  The design has safety margins built in.margin for There is no margin for error (=even a small error would mean you fail).5margin of error the degree to which a calculation can be wrong without affecting the final results:  The poll has a margin of error of three percent.6on the margin(s) of a person on the margins of a situation or group is one of the least important, powerful, or typical parts of that situation or group:  Many mentally ill people have been forced to live on the margins of society.7the edge of something, especially an area of land [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin margo border]
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