詞匯精選:edge的用法和辨析
一、詳細(xì)釋義:
n.
邊;邊緣 [U,C]
例句:
Tianya Haijiao means “the edge of the sky and the rim of the sea”.
“天涯海角”意思是“天空的邊緣和海洋的邊緣”。
例句:
They lived in a house on the edge of a forest.
他們住在森林邊緣一所房子里。
刀,刀口 [C]
例句:
He bought a razor with a keen edge.
他買了一把刀口鋒利的剃刀。
例句:
The cutting edge of the knife is first keened up.
刀口要先開刃。
優(yōu)勢(shì)
例句:
In the second half of the game, the home team got the edge on the visitors and kept it.
比賽下半場(chǎng),主隊(duì)比客隊(duì)略占上風(fēng),并把這一優(yōu)勢(shì)保持到終場(chǎng)。
例句:
Because of the high exchange rate, our products have lost their competitive edge.
由于匯率很高, 我們的產(chǎn)品失去了競(jìng)爭(zhēng)優(yōu)勢(shì)。
例句:
Because of the high exchange rate, our products have lost their competitive [edge].
由于匯率很高,我們的產(chǎn)品失去了競(jìng)爭(zhēng)優(yōu)勢(shì)。
敏銳;尖銳;激烈
例句:
An edge of sharpness crept into Sam's voice.
薩姆的語(yǔ)音變得尖銳起來(lái)。
例句:
His remark has a biting edge to it.
他的話非常尖銳辛辣。
v.
(使)徐徐移動(dòng);側(cè)著移動(dòng) [I,T]
例句:
We slowly edged our way towards the exit.
我們向出口緩慢移動(dòng)。
例句:
He edged to the front of the crowd.
他側(cè)身擠到了人群前頭。
給...加邊 [T]
例句:
The main streets were edged on both sides with grass.
主要街道兩邊都種上了草。
使鋒利;將(刀)開刃 [T]
例句:
You'll have to edge the knife, it's blunt.
你得把這刀磨一磨,它鈍了。
二、詞義辨析:
edge,border,margin,rim,verge,brim,fringe
這些名詞均有“邊,邊緣”之意。 edge普通用詞,指較窄的邊沿。 border側(cè)重剛好在界線內(nèi)的一部分表面上,指較寬的邊緣,也可指邊緣本身。 margin指物體的空白邊,一般較寬。 rim指圓形或有曲線的物體的邊緣。 verge指明顯地標(biāo)志一個(gè)表在或一廣闊空間的邊界,或終端線,也指極狹窄的空間。常用作比喻。 brim指深容器的內(nèi)邊或河、湖等水域的最高線。 fringe指地毯的須邊、圍巾的花邊、燙發(fā)的卷邊或人群的邊緣。
三、相關(guān)短語(yǔ):
deckle edge
n.手工制紙的毛邊
edge in
v.側(cè)著入內(nèi),擠進(jìn)
edge tool
n.有刃的鑿子,利器
cutting edge
1. 最前沿(用于商業(yè)、科技開發(fā)及類似領(lǐng)域),尖端,最前列,前峰(科學(xué)、藝術(shù)、運(yùn)動(dòng)等的前沿) eg.Computer companies will be showing off all their cutting edge products. 電腦公司將會(huì)展覽他們所有的最新產(chǎn)品。 2. (對(duì)某人的)優(yōu)勢(shì) 3. 【工程設(shè)計(jì)】切削刃,刃口 4. 刀鋒效果,尖銳,尖刻 生死關(guān)頭
fore edge
前切口
knife edge
刃鋒,刃形支承
leading edge
穿孔卡前端,進(jìn)氣邊,前沿,前緣,機(jī)翼前緣
trailing edge
葉片后緣,后沿,后緣,下降邊,下降沿
edge up
由邊上慢慢靠攏
razor edge
n. (剃刀)刃, 銳鋒, 尖削的山脊
四、參考例句:
Please sharpen the edge of this axe.
請(qǐng)把這把斧頭的刃磨快。
Imagine each edge is really a spring.
想像一下每個(gè)邊都是彈簧。
This is an edge America cannot surrender.
這是美國(guó)不能放棄的戰(zhàn)線。
Sloth turneth the edge of wit.
懶惰會(huì)磨去才智的鋒芒。
He sharpened the edge of his knife.
他把刀刃磨得鋒利了。
Look out! You could fall off the edge here!
小心!你會(huì)從這邊緣掉下的。
They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.
他們已經(jīng)令犀牛瀕臨滅絕。
The factory is located on the edge of the town.
該工廠坐落于市區(qū)的邊緣。
The edge of the carpet was frayed into a fringe.
地毯的邊緣被散編成一縷縷流蘇。
The deer is standing on the edge of the rock.
那只鹿正站在巖石的邊緣。
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