edge
- IPA[ɛdʒ]
英式
- the outside limit of an object, area, or surface；an area next to a steep drop
- provide with a border or edge；move or cause to move gradually or furtively in a particular direction
verb: edge, 3rd person present: edges, gerund or present participle: edging, past tense: edged, past participle: edged
noun: edge, plural noun: edges
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名詞
- 1. the outside limit of an object, area, or surface a willow tree at the water's edge she perched on the edge of a desk 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ an area next to a steep drop the cliff edge
- ▪ the point immediately before something unpleasant or momentous occurs or someone loses control the economy was teetering on the edge of recession they pushed themselves to the edge of exhaustion
- 2. the sharpened side of the blade of a cutting implement or weapon a knife with a razor-sharp edge
- ▪ the line along which two surfaces of a solid meet.
- ▪ an intense, sharp, or striking quality a flamenco singer brings a primitive edge to the music there was an edge of menace in his voice 同義詞 反義詞
- 3. a quality or factor which gives superiority over close rivals his cars have the edge over his rivals' 同義詞 反義詞
動詞
- 1. provide with a border or edge the pool is edged with paving 同義詞
- 2. move or cause to move gradually or furtively in a particular direction she tried to edge away from him Hazel quietly edged him away from the others 同義詞
- ▪ US informal defeat by a small margin Connecticut avoided an upset and edged Yale 49–48
- 3. give an intense or sharp quality to desperation edged her voice
- 4. strike (the ball) with the edge of the bat; strike a ball delivered by (the bowler) with the edge of the bat he edged a ball into his pad Haynes edged to slip
- 5. ski with one's weight on the edges of one's skis you will be edging early, controlling a parallel turn
- something forming an edge or border: a chemise with lace edging
Oxford Dictionary
- something forming an edge or border: the crocheted edging of the cloth
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of an object, area, or surface) having an outside edge or boundary of a specified kind: a regular square-edged tile
Oxford Dictionary
- (of an object, area, or surface) having an outside edge or boundary of a specified kind: a regular square-edged tile
Oxford American Dictionary
- the edge of a knife.
Oxford American Dictionary
- the edge of a knife.
Oxford Dictionary
- the edge of a tool's blade: tools with cutting edges should be kept sharp
- at the latest or most advanced stage of development; innovative or pioneering: cutting-edge technology
Oxford American Dictionary
- the edge of a tool's blade: tools with cutting edges should be kept sharp
- highly advanced; innovative or pioneering: cutting-edge technology
Oxford Dictionary
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美式
- the outside limit of an object, area, or surface; a place or part farthest away from the center ... a willow tree at the water's edge these measures are merely tinkering at the edges of a wider issue
- provide with a border or edge: the pool is edged with paving
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