margin /ˈmɑːdʒɪn/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A margin is the difference between two amounts, especially the difference in the number of votes or points between the winner and the loser in an election or other contest. 差数

  例：

  They could end up with a 50-point winning margin.

  他们最后可能会以50点的优势获胜。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT The margin of a written or printed page is the empty space at the side of the page. 页边的空白

  例：

  She added her comments in the margin.

  她在页边空白处加上了她的评语。

• 3. 

  N-VAR If there is a margin for something in a situation, there is some freedom to choose what to do or decide how to do it. 余地

  例：

  The money is collected in a straightforward way with little margin for error.

  这笔钱是直接募集上来的, 几乎没有出错的余地。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT The margin of a place or area is the extreme edge of it. 边缘

  例：

  ...the low coastal plain along the western margin.

  …沿着西部边缘地带的低洼海岸平原。

• 5. 

  N-PLURAL To be on the margins of a society, group, or activity means to be among the least typical or least important parts of it. 非主体部分

  例：

  Students have played an important role in the past, but for the moment, they're on the margins.

  学生们过去发挥了重要的作用，但现在，他们不再重要了。

• 6. 

  → see also profit margin