edge
边缘,边缘地带,边缘化,优势
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Definitions
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- : a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- : a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster.
- : any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object: a book with gilt edges.
- : a line at which two surfaces of a solid object meet: an edge of a box.
- : the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon.
- : the sharpness proper to a blade: The knife has lost its edge.
- : sharpness or keenness of language, argument, tone of voice, appetite, desire, etc.: The snack took the edge off his hunger. Her voice had an edge to it.
- : British Dialect. a hill or cliff.
- : an improved position; advantage: He gained the edge on his opponent.
- : Cards. advantage, especially the advantage gained by being the age or eldest hand. eldest hand.
- : Ice Skating. one of the two edges of a skate blade where the sides meet the bottom surface, made sharp by carving a groove on the bottom.
- : Skiing. one of the two edges on the bottom of a ski that is angled into a slope when making a turn.
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edged, edg·ing.
- : to put an edge on; sharpen.
- : to provide with an edge or border: to edge a terrace with shrubbery; to edge a skirt with lace.
- : to make or force gradually by moving sideways.
- : Metalworking. to turn onto its edge.to roll.to give a desired width by passing between vertical rolls.to rough so that the bulk is properly distributed for final forging.
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edged, edg·ing.
- : to move sideways: to edge through a crowd.
- : to advance gradually or cautiously: a car edging up to a curb.
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- : edge in, to insert or work in or into, especially in a limited period of time: Can you edge in your suggestion before they close the discussion?
- : edge out, to defeat by a small margin: The home team edged out the visitors in an exciting finish.
Phrases
- edge in
- edge out
- cutting edge
- get a word in edgewise
- have the edge on
- on edge
- on the edge
- over the edge
- set one's teeth on edge
- take the edge off
- thin edge of the wedge
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
A Washington Post-ABC News poll released Wednesday showed Biden with a narrow edge in the battleground state, where protests erupted after last month’s police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha.
From the starting position on the left it takes two flips to move node 1 into a space where it can be connected to node 6 without crossing any other edges.
It has not fallen into chaos, but it’s kind of right on the edge of it.
They gather in the small village of Carrbridge, Scotland, on the edge of a national park in the Scottish highlands, for the Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship.
If you’re looking for a pot that will ensure its contents don’t stick to the edges or boil over the sides, this design has got you covered.
Not to be left behind, progressives in neighboring Wisconsin clamored to join the cutting edge of public health.
French officials were already on edge after a series of apparently unconnected attacks, including the stabbing of police officers.
The rage that Marvin has embodied, a man on the edge of eruption, is always a badly wounded man.
Marvin hops over the edge of his retaining wall, which he built.
Another man chimes in: “Today we are living at the edge of suffering.”
After a bit of waiting, Mac decided that the smoke was floating from a certain direction, and we began to edge carefully that way.
He was hurrying towards the corner of the palace grounds when a shriek from Winifred set his teeth on edge.
The first man my eyes lighted upon as I stepped inside was MacRae, humped disconsolately on the edge of a bunk.
Squinty turned around, standing on the edge of the little brook, and waited, his heart beating faster and faster.
Feeling sixteen and very foolish, she sank to the edge of a chair and muttered something about the charm of the room.