| 单词 | rim |
| 释义 | rim (once / 640 pages) nv A rim is an edge. The rim of a mug is where you put your mouth to drink hot chocolate, and the rim holding a basketball net is where you're aiming when you shoot the ball. People often use the word rim for the lip of a cup or bowl. You can also use the word rim for the circle at the top of a basketball hoop. There's also the rim of a wheel — the part the tire is attached to — and the rim of your eyeglasses. Rim comes from the Old English rima, "edge," which appears in the Old English word særima, "seashore," or "rim of the sea." WORD FAMILYrim: rimless, rimmed, rimming, rims USAGE EXAMPLESThe Wildcats also attacked the rim, repeatedly drew fouls and cashed in with a 21-for-23 performance at the free throw line. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Violet, green, or pink light darts around the top rim, then settles near the speaker. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) He veered to the baseline while Porter ran to the rim, and what happened next sent fans to their feet. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1n the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object Hyper round shape a shape that is curved and without sharp angles bound, boundary, edgea line determining the limits of an area 2n the top edge of a vessel or other container Syn|Hypo|Hyper brim, lip collar, shoe collar the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot edge a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object 3n (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended the ball hit the rim and bounced off Hyper hoop, ring a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling 4n the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached Hypo|Hyper felloe, felly rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted hoop, ring a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling 5n a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object Syn|Hyper flange projection any structure that branches out from a central support 6v run around the rim of Sugar rimmed the dessert plate Hypo|Hyper beard go along the rim, like a beard around the chin line, run along be in line with; form a line along 7v roll around the rim of the ball rimmed the basket Hyper roll, turn over move by turning over or rotating 8v furnish with a rim rim a hat Hyper furnish, provide, render, supply give something useful or necessary to |
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