| 单词 | edge |
| 释义 | edge (once / 70 pages) 1nv 2n 3nv The place where something begins or ends is called the edge. If you get too close to a cliff’s edge, you might fall off it. Going to the water's edge is not so dangerous. The part of a knife's blade that actually does the cutting is called the edge. Make sure you keep it sharp! This sense of sharpness is the image you want to have for the many figurative senses of this word. If someone speaks to you with an edge in his or her voice, be careful. They might be getting angry. And if you have an edge over someone, think of yourself as a little sharper because you have the advantage. Your years of training will give you the competitive edge over newcomers to the game. If your company is on the cutting edge of 3D technology, it is the industry leader. WORD FAMILYedge: edged, edgeless, edger, edges, edging, edgy+/edger: edgers/edging: edgings/edgy: edgier, edgiest, edgily, edginess USAGE EXAMPLESBut other Navy officials, who spoke on background with The Times, said nerves are on edge over Mr. Duterte’s negative posturing toward the U.S. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Blocking the funds, he said, would mean "that more people close to the edge fall over the edge." Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Counselors gather in New Northside Missionary Baptist Church and three other churches on Tuesday nights, hosting drop-in hours for those on the edge of violence. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a line determining the limits of an area Syn|Hypo|Hyper bound, boundary rim the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object border, margin, perimeterthe boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary fringe, outer boundary, peripherythe outside boundary or surface of something brink, threshold, vergea region marking a boundary upper bound(mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set lower bound(mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set thalwegthe middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states lipeither the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell line a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point 2n the boundary of a surface Syn|Hypo|Hyper border brink the edge of a steep place limb(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet bound, boundary, bounds the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something 3n the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something the edge of the leaf is wavy she sat on the edge of the bed the water's edge Hypo|Hyper border a strip forming the outer edge of something hemthe edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down luff(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast border, molding, mouldinga decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge selvage, selvedgethe edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray berm, shouldera narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road roadside, waysideedge of a way or road or path edgingborder consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) hard shouldera paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies) selvage, selvedgeborder consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet vergea grass border along a road demarcation, demarcation line, limit the boundary of a specific area 4n a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object he rounded the edges of the box Hypo|Hyper bevel, cant, chamfer two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees bezela sloping edge on a cutting tool brim, lip, rimthe top edge of a vessel or other container curb, curbing, kerban edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) deckle, deckle edgerough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper featheredgea thin tapering edge groina curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults cutting edge, knife edgethe sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife leading edgeforward edge of an airfoil millingcorrugated edge of a coin razor edgean edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor trailing edgethe rear edge of an airfoil collar, shoe collarthe stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot splayan outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger side an extended outer surface of an object 5v provide with a border or edge edge the tablecloth with embroidery Syn|Hyper border furnish, provide, render, supply give something useful or necessary to 6v provide with an edge edge a blade Hyper sharpen make sharp or sharper 7v lie adjacent to another or share a boundary 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, march neighbor, neighbour be located near or adjacent to adjoin, contact, meet, touch be in direct physical contact with; make contact n the attribute of urgency in tone of voice 3his voice had an edge to it Syn|Hyper sharpness urgency pressing importance requiring speedy action 1n a slight competitive advantage he had an edge on the competition Hyper favorable position, favourable position, superiority the quality of being at a competitive advantage 2v advance slowly, as if by inches He edged towards the car Syn|Hyper inch advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
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