英语词汇“rim”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	rim
释义	rim I. \ˈrim\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English rime, rim, from Old English rima; akin to Old Frisian rim edge, Old Norse rimi strip of land, rim fence rail, Gothic rimis quietness, Old Irish forim- to set, put, Greek ērema gently, softly, slowly, Lithuanian remti to support, Sanskrit ramate he stands still, rests; basic meaning: to rest, support 1. a. : the outer often curved or circular edge or border of something : brim, lip, margin < rim of a coin > < rim of a tabletop > < rim of a bowl > < rim of a cup > < rim of an ocean > < hayricks on the rim of a field — Gladys B. Stern > < each sheet written to the rim in Swift's crabbed little hand — Virginia Woolf > < a glow along the rim of the hills — Lord Dunsany > b. : brink < close to the rim of world war — M.W.Straight > specifically : rimrock 2 < rim of a plateau > < north rim of the canyon > 2. a. : the outer circular part of a wheel joined to the hub usually by spokes b. : a removable outer metal band on an automobile wheel to which the tire is attached 3. a. : a raised or projecting outer edge or border < rim of a plate > < inside rim of a turntable > b. : something applied as a border < licking the rim of milk from her upper lip — Nicholas Monsarrat > 4. : frame 3m(1) — compare horn-rimmed 5. : the outer edge of a usually horseshoe-shaped copydesk where the copyreaders as distinguished from the copy editor sit < from the rim to the slot to the city editor to the reporter — Bruce Westley > < because he couldn't write a headline to fit the allotted space, he persuaded a fellow rim man to do it for him — Newsweek > — compare slot Synonyms: see border II. verb (rimmed ; rimmed ; rimming ; rims) *transitive verb* 1. : to furnish with a rim : serve as a rim for : border, enclose < rimmed the outline of another letter in gold — Gordon Webber > < a balcony rimming the second floor — Morris Gilbert > < high mountains which rimmed the region — R.A.Billington > < nails rimmed black with grease — Kay Boyle > 2. of a ball : to run around the rim of < a putt that rimmed the cup > *intransitive verb* : to form or show a rim, edge, or border < opened the door. The yellow light from inside rimmed about her — R.J.Hogan > < till rimmed into the east the risen sun — Walter de la Mare > < the biotite … does not rim or interfinger with hornblende — Economic Geology > III. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English reme, rime, rim membrane, from Old English rēama, rēoma membrane, ligament; akin to Old Saxon & Old High German riomo strap, Middle Dutch rieme, Middle Low German rēme archaic : peritoneum
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