edge /ɛdʒ/ ( edges, edging, edged ) CET4

• 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. 边缘; 边际

  例: We were on a hill, right on the edge of town.

  我们在一座小山上，正好位于城镇边缘。

  例: She was standing at the water's edge.

  她正站在水边。

• N-COUNT The edge of something sharp such as a knife or an ax is its sharp or narrow side. 刃

  例: ...the sharp edge of the sword.

  …锋利的剑刃。

• V-I If someone or something edges somewhere, they move very slowly in that direction. 慢慢移动

  例: He edged closer to the telephone, ready to grab it.

  他慢慢地移近电话，准备抓起它。

• N-SING The edge of something, especially something bad, is the point at which it may start to happen. 边缘

  例: They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.

  他们已经把犀牛逼到了灭绝的边缘。

• 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. 优势

  例: The three days Uruguay have to prepare could give them the edge over Brazil.

  3天的准备时间也许能使乌拉圭比巴西略胜一筹。

• N-SING If you say that someone or something has an edge, you mean that they have a powerful quality. 锐气

  例: Featuring new bands gives the show an edge.

  突出新乐队的特色给该演出一种锐气。

• N-SING If someone's voice has an edge to it, it has a sharp, bitter, or emotional quality. 尖锐; 尖刻

  例: But underneath the humor is an edge of bitterness.

  在幽默的背后却是一种怨恨的尖刻。

• →see also cutting edge, leading edge

• PHRASE If you or your nerves are on edge, you are tense, nervous, and unable to relax. 紧张不安的

  例: My nerves were constantly on edge.

  我的神经处于不断紧张中。

• PHRASE If something takes the edge off an unpleasant situation, it weakens its effect or intensity. 减弱

  例: Poor health took the edge off her performance.

  健康不佳使她的表演减色。

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