edge
edge
edge¹ / ɛdʒ ; edʒ /
1. OUTSIDE PART 边缘部分, [C] the part of an object that is furthest from its centre
• 边缘:
»Put the lamb in the centre of the dish, with the vegetables and herbs around the edge.
把羔羊肉放在盘子中间，盘边一圈放些蔬菜和香草。
▪ the edge of sth the right hand edge of the page
该页的右手边
»Jennifer walked to the edge of the wood.
珍妮弗走到树林的边上。
»Billy sat on the edge of the bed.
比利坐在床边。
»He stood at the water's edge staring across the lake.
他站在水边凝视着湖面。
»A leaf was on the ground, curling up at the edges.
地上有一片叶子，叶边卷曲着。
2. BLADE 刀刃, [C] the thin sharp part of a blade or tool that cuts
• 刀口; 刃:
»a knife with a sharp edge
刀刃很锋利的小刀
3. ADVANTAGE 优点, [sing., U] something that gives you an advantage over others
• 优势:
»Companies are employing more research teams to get an edge.
公司都在雇用更多的研究小组以占据优势。
»The next version of the software will have the edge over its competitors.
该软件的下一个版本会比竞争对手略胜一筹。
4. on edge, nervous, especially because you are expecting something unpleasant to happen
• 紧张不安:
»Paul felt on edge about meeting Lisa.
要与莉萨见面，保罗感到紧张不安。
5. VOICE 嗓音, [sing.] a quality in someone's voice that makes it sound slightly angry or impatient
• 〔话音里的〕怒气，怨气:
»There was an edge of hostility in Jack's voice.
杰克的话音里流露出敌意。
»Desperation lent an edge to her voice.
她的话音中带着一种绝望的语气。
6. SLOPE 斜坡, [C] an area beside a very steep slope
• 边缘:
»She walked almost to the edge of the cliff.
她几乎走到了悬崖的边缘。
7. on the edge of sth, close to the point at which something different, especially something bad, will happen
• 某事〔尤指坏事〕快要发生:
»Their economy is on the edge of collapse.
他们的经济快要崩溃了。
»She is on the edge of despair.
她几近绝望。
8. QUALITY 特性, [sing.] a special quality of excitement or danger
• 〔激动或危险的〕气氛，因素:
»The school's campaign has been given an extra edge by being filmed for television.
学校的这一运动被拍摄下来供电视转播，这为其增添了一分别样的色彩。
9. take the edge off sth, to make something less bad, good, strong etc
• 使某事物减弱，减轻某事物:
»Pascoe was drinking whisky to take the edge off the pain.
帕斯科在喝威士忌酒以减轻疼痛。
10. on the edge of your seat, giving all your attention to something exciting
• 极为激动:
»The film's ending had me on the edge of my seat.
影片的结尾让我兴奋不已。
11. be on the edge, [informal] to be behaving in a way that makes it seem as if you are going crazy
• 举止疯癫; 行为几近疯狂
--› see CUTTING EDGE
edge²
◙verb
1. MOVE 移动, [I,T always + adv / prep] to move gradually with several small movements, or to make something do this
• （使）徐徐移动:
»Tim was edging away from the crowd.
蒂姆慢慢地从人群中走开。
»She edged closer to get a better look.
她慢慢地靠近想看得清楚一些。
»He edged her towards the door.
他慢慢地把她往门口挪动。
»edge your way into / round / through etc sth
»Christine edged her way round the back of the house.
克里斯蒂娜慢慢地绕过房子的后面。
2. PUT AT EDGE 加边于, [T usually passive] to put something on the edge or border of something
• 给…加边:
»The city square was edged by trees.
城市广场的四周树木环绕。
»be edged with sth
»The tablecloth is edged with lace.
这块桌布镶了网眼花边。
3. CHANGE 变化, [I,T always + adv / prep] to change gradually, especially so as to get better or worse
• 变好; 变坏:
▪ [+ up / down ]
»Profits have edged up.
利润增加了。
»The paper has edged ahead of (=been more successful than) its rivals.
这份报纸办得比其竞争对手成功。
4. GRASS 青草, [T] to cut the edges of an area of grass so that they are tidy and straight
• 修剪〔草地边缘〕
