edge
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT The edge of something is the place or line where it stops, or the part of it that is farthest from the middle. 邊緣; 邊際
We were on a hill, right on the edge of town. 我們在一座小山上，正好位於城鎮邊緣。
She was standing at the water's edge. 她正站在水邊。
2. N-COUNT The edge of something sharp such as a knife or an axe is its sharp or narrow side. 刃
...the sharp edge of the sword. …鋒利的劍刃。
3. V-I If someone or something edges somewhere, they move very slowly in that direction. 慢慢移動
He edged closer to the telephone, ready to grab it. 他慢慢地移近電話，準備抓起它。
4. N-SING Theedgeof something, especially something bad, is the point at which it may start to happen. 邊緣
They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction. 他們已經把犀牛逼到了滅絕的邊緣。
5. N-SING If someone or something has an edge, they have an advantage that makes them stronger or more likely to be successful than another thing or person. 優勢
The three days Uruguay have to prepare could give them the edge over Brazil. 3天的準備時間也許能使烏拉圭比巴西略勝一籌。
6. N-SING If you say that someone or something has an edge, you mean that they have a powerful quality. 銳氣
Featuring new bands gives the show an edge. 突出新樂隊的特色給該縯出一種銳氣。
7. N-SING If someone's voice has an edge to it, it has a sharp, bitter, or emotional quality. 尖銳; 尖刻
But underneath the humour is an edge of bitterness. 在幽默的背後卻是一種怨恨的尖刻。
8. →see also cutting edge , leading edge
9. PHRASE If you or your nerves are on edge, you are tense, nervous, and unable to relax. 緊張不安的
My nerves were constantly on edge. 我的神經処於不斷緊張中。
10. PHRASE If something takes the edge off an unpleasant situation, it weakens its effect or intensity. 減弱
Poor health took the edge off her performance. 健康不佳使她的表縯減色。
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edge /ɛdʒ/ (edging,edged,edges)
剑桥词典
- Keep away from the edge of the cliff - you might fall .
- The alligators build their nests out of grass near the water's edge.
- The vase rolled off the edge of the table and smashed .
- Shred the lettuce and arrange it around the edge of the dish .
- I'd frayed the edges of my jeans as that was the fashion in those days .
edge noun (OUTER POINT)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]the outer or furthest point of something
邊，邊緣
He put pink icing around the edge of the cake . 他用粉色的糖霜沿蛋糕邊裱花。
They built the church on the edge of the village . 他們把教堂建在了村邊。
A man was standing at the water's edge with a small boy . 一名男子帶著個小男孩站在水邊。
I caught (= hit ) my leg on the edge of the table as I walked past. 我經過那張桌子的時候，腿磕在桌邊上了。
例句
edge noun (BLADE)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]the side of a blade that cuts , or any sharp part of an object that could cut
刀口；刃；鋒利的邊緣
Careful with that open can - it's got a very sharp edge. 小心那罐打開的罐頭——開口那地方很鋒利。
edge noun (ALMOST)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 通常作爲單數使用的名詞 ]the point just before something very different and noticeable happens
（變故的）邊緣
The company is on the edge of collapse . 公司瀕臨倒閉。
The government had brought the country to the edge of a catastrophe . 這屆政府將國家引曏了災難的邊緣。
push/drive sb over the edge informal
If an unpleasant event pushes someone over the edge, it makes them start to behave in a crazy way.
（不愉快的事情）使…發狂
She had been driven over the edge by the separation from her husband . 丈夫離她而去，把她逼曏瘋狂的邊緣。
edge noun (ADVANTAGE)
[ 單數名詞 ]an advantage over other people
優勢；優越之処
In terms of experience , she definitely had the edge over the other people that we interviewed . 就工作經騐而言，她顯然要比我們麪試過的其他人都勝出一籌。
edge noun (ANGER/NERVOUSNESS)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]a small but noticeable amount of anger in someone's voice
尖刻的聲調；厭煩的聲調；憤怒的語氣
There's a definite edge to/in her voice when she talks to her husband . 她跟丈夫說話時，語氣明顯有些氣惱。
on edge
nervous and not relaxed
如坐針氈的；惴惴不安的；煩躁的
Is something wrong ? You seem a bit on edge this morning . 出什麽事兒了？你今天上午好像有些心神不甯。