| 单词 | cutting-edge |
| 释义 | cutting-edge (once / 15781 pages) adj Something that's cutting-edge is the very latest or the most stylish. If you always covet the newest kind of cellphone, you could say that you like cutting-edge technology. The adjective cutting-edge often describes new advances in science or technology — a hospital might advertise its use of cutting-edge cancer treatments, for example. Art can be described as cutting-edge as well, if it uses innovative techniques or does something completely new. The word cutting-edge has only been used in this figurative way since the mid-1960s; before that it literally meant "the edge of a tool's blade." WORD FAMILYcutting-edge USAGE EXAMPLESBuilding codes in Oregon allow cutting-edge designs using new technology like CLT in some cases, but only after rigorous testing and an intensive approval process. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) The plant is equipped with cutting-edge food-safety monitors that share alerts about problems as they happen with the entire senior management team. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) And is this cutting-edge theater experience the way of the future? Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) adj in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style cutting-edge technology Syn up-to-date, with-it fashionable, stylish being or in accordance with current social fashions |
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