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edge
- IPA[ej]
美式
- the outside limit of an object, area, or surface; a place or part farthest away from the center of something;an area next to a steep drop
- provide with a border or edge;move gradually, carefully, 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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- 片語
名詞
- 1. the outside limit of an object, area, or surface; a place or part farthest away from the center of something a willow tree at the water's edge these measures are merely tinkering at the edges of a wider issue 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 she was still smiling, but there was an edge to her voice 同義詞 反義詞
- 3. a quality or factor that gives superiority over close rivals or competitors the veal had the edge on flavor 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 gradually, carefully, 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. ski with one's weight on the edges of one's skis you will be edging early, controlling a parallel turn