| 单词 | fringe |
| 释义 | fringe (once / 458 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 4n If you make cutoffs from jeans, the little white strings around the edges of the legs make a fringe. A fringe is a decorative edge made of hanging strings of fabric. You know how fringe hangs on the edge of fabric and clothing? Think of this picture when you see fringe used metaphorically to mean something that is on the outer boundaries of something else. Many cities hold events called fringe festivals that celebrate art created on the fringe of the established art world. A group of people whose beliefs place them on the outskirts of a social group is called a fringe group. And beware of the lunatic fringe — they are the extremists and fanatics of a social or political movement. WORD FAMILYfringe: fringed, fringes, fringing, fringy USAGE EXAMPLESThe Scottish government money will help mark the origins in 1947 of the Edinburgh International, Fringe and Film Festivals. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) “In previous campaigns, there was a clear delineation between the serious main event and the reckless fringe, but not in this one,” Ronson writes. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) But the Harambe phenomenon was also too large to be totally owned by one fringe group. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1n an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels Hyper edging border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) 2n a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead Syn|Hyper bang coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) 3v adorn with a fringe The weaver fringed the scarf Hyper adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. 4v decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe 2fur fringed the hem of the dress Hyper border, environ, ring, skirt, surround extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle 1n the outside boundary or surface of something Syn|Hyper outer boundary, periphery bound, boundary, edge a line determining the limits of an area 2n a part of the city far removed from the center 3Syn|Hyper outskirt city district a district of a town or city n a social group holding marginal or extreme views 4members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times Hyper social group people sharing some social relation n one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light Syn|Hyper interference fringe optical phenomenon a physical phenomenon related to or involving light |
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