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单词 edge
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edgenoun

uk​/edʒ/us​/edʒ/

edge noun (OUTER POINT)

B1 [ C ] the outer or furthest point of something:

He put pink icing around the edge of the cake.
They built the church on the edge of the village.
A man was standing at the water's edge with a small boy.
I caught (= hit) my leg on the edge of the table as I walked past.

More examples

  • Keep away from the edge of the cliff - you might fall.
  • The alligators build their nests out of grass near the water's edge.
  • The vase rolled off the edge of the table and smashed.
  • Shred the lettuce and arrange it around the edge of the dish.
  • I'd frayed the edges of my jeans as that was the fashion in those days.

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Edges & extremities of objects

  • apex
  • apices
  • bevel
  • border
  • bottom
  • brim
  • brow
  • crest
  • foot
  • framed
  • fringe
  • front
  • head
  • palm-fringed
  • peripheral
  • periphery
  • rim
  • surmount
  • tip
  • vertex

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edge noun (BLADE)

B2 [ C ] the side of a blade that cuts, or any sharp part of an object that could cut:

Careful with that open can - it's got a very sharp edge.

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Tools

  • adze
  • Allen key
  • anvil
  • auger
  • awl
  • axe
  • excavator
  • grappling iron/hook
  • grindstone
  • guillotine
  • hacksaw
  • hatchet
  • plunger
  • rasp
  • reamer
  • sander
  • sandpaper
  • scissor
  • scissors
  • vane

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edge noun (ALMOST)

[ C usually singular ] the point just before something very different and noticeable happens:

The company is on the edge of collapse.
The government had brought the country to the edge of a catastrophe.
push/drive sb over the edge informal

If an unpleasant event pushes someone over the edge, it makes them start to behave in a crazy way:

She had been driven over the edge by the separation from her husband.

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Turning points & deciding moments

  • be at a crossroads idiom
  • breakthrough
  • brink
  • climax
  • coming of age
  • crunch
  • defining moment
  • if/when it comes to the crunch idiom
  • landmark
  • make-or-break
  • milestone
  • red-letter day
  • road
  • road to Damascus idiom
  • the moment of truth idiom
  • turning point
  • U-turn
  • volte-face
  • watershed

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Of unsound mind

edge noun (ADVANTAGE)

C2 [ S ] an advantage over other people:

In terms of experience, she definitely had the edge over the other people that we interviewed.

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Advantage and disadvantage

  • a free ride idiom
  • a stick to beat sb with idiom
  • advantage
  • an ace up your sleeve idiom
  • attraction
  • be/stay/keep one jump ahead idiom
  • cash
  • cash in on sth
  • fish
  • in the right place at the right time idiom
  • it's tough at the top idiom
  • lock in sth
  • lock sb out of sth
  • lose out
  • profit
  • profit from sth
  • trouble
  • upside
  • you've got nothing to lose idiom
  • your best/strongest/trump card idiom

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edge noun (ANGER/NERVOUSNESS)

[ U ] a small but noticeable amount of anger in someone's voice:

There's a definite edge to/in her voice when she talks to her husband.
on edge

C2 nervous and not relaxed:

Is something wrong? You seem a bit on edge this morning.

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Talking angrily

  • berate
  • bite
  • bite sb's head off idiom
  • bite/snap sb's head off idiom
  • diatribe
  • head
  • hit
  • jump
  • jump down sb's throat idiom
  • piece
  • rant
  • rave
  • snap sb's head off idiom
  • snarl
  • spit
  • spit sth out
  • storm
  • tear 1
  • tear into sb/sth
  • upbraid

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Anxious and worried

Idiom(s)

take the edge off sth

edgeverb [ I or T, + adv/prep ]

uk​/edʒ/us​/edʒ/

to move slowly with gradual movements or in gradual stages, or to make someone or something move in this way:

A long line of traffic edged its way forward.
Inflation has edged up to five percent over the last two years.
Those who disagreed with the CEO's viewpoint were gradually edged out of (= forced to leave) the company.

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Slow and moving slowly

  • at a snail's pace idiom
  • by and by idiom
  • by degrees idiom
  • claw your way (somewhere) idiom
  • clunky
  • drift
  • float
  • hang around
  • in ones and twos idiom
  • inch by inch idiom
  • infiltrate
  • infiltration
  • jog
  • labour
  • slowpoke
  • sluggish
  • snail
  • steadily
  • steady
  • struggle

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edgenoun

us​/edʒ/

edge noun (OUTER POINT)

[ C ] the outer or farthest point of something:

the edge of a cliff/table
They walked down to the water’s edge.
fig. Hitchcock’s films often kept moviegoers at the edge of their seats (= kept them eagerly interested).

edge noun (LIMIT)

[ C usually sing ] a point beyond which something unpleasant or very noticeable is likely to happen:

It was reported that the company is on the edge of collapse.
The loss of his job almost pushed him over the edge.

edge noun (BLADE)

[ C ] the side of a blade that cuts, or any sharp part of an object:

Careful with that open can – it’s got a very sharp edge.

edge noun (ADVANTAGE)

[ U ] an advantage:

Because of her experience she has the edge over the other applicants.

edge noun (NERVOUS CONDITION)

on edge

If you are on edge, you are nervous and not relaxed:

Carly seemed on edge while her family was away.

edgeverb [ always + adv/prep ]

us​/edʒ/

edge verb [ always + adv/prep ] (MOVE)

to move slowly with gradual movements or in gradual stages:

[ T ] A long line of traffic edged its way forward.
[ I ] Inflation has begun to edge up during the last six months.

EDGEnoun [ S ]

uk​us​COMMUNICATIONS, IT

a technical system that allows people to access large amounts of data on the internet at high speeds without using wires

edgenoun

uk​/edʒ/us​
get/gain/have an edge (over/on sb/sth)

to get or have an advantage in a particular situation:

Internet banks may have the edge over their old-technology rivals when it comes to charges and rates, but they are not immune from complaints.
give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth)

to give someone an advantage in a particular situation:

A consortium of private-equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM.
lose your edge

to no longer have an advantage that you used to have:

Over the years, Germany to some extent lost its edge as a manufacturing base because of cheaper wages in Eastern Europe.
be on the edge of sth

to nearly be in a particular situation, or to be close to achieving something:

Scientists hope we are on the edge of a new and greener economy.
push sb/sth over the edge

to put someone or something into a difficult or dangerous situation:

As the number of house repossessions and bankruptcies increases, those already struggling with debt could be pushed over the edge.
See also
competitive edge
cutting-edge
leading edge

edgeverb [ I or T ]

uk​/edʒ/us​
edge (sth) down/lower

to get less or lower by a small amount, or to make something do this:

Sales edged down from $1.775 billion to $1.772 billion in the fourth quarter.
edge (sth) up/higher

to increase by a small amount, or to make something do this:

There is still some nervousness that US authorities might try to edge up interest rates to support the dollar after its recent falls.

Phrasal verb(s)

edge sb/sth out
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