[edʒ][edʒ]
  • n. 边缘;优势;边;刀口
  • vt. 给 … 加上边;缓慢横过;使锋利
  • vi. 徐徐前进
  • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    来自词根ac,尖,刺,词源同acid,acumen.
      noun(名词)
      1. [ C ] 边,边缘
      2. [ C ] 刀口;刃;锋利的边缘
      3. [ C usually singular ] (变故的)边缘
      4. (不愉快的事情)使…发狂
      5. [ S ] 优势;优越之处
      6. [ U ] 尖刻的声调;厌烦的声调;愤怒的语气
      7. 如坐针毡的;惴惴不安的;烦躁的
      verb(动词)
      1. (使)徐徐移动;(使)缓慢发展

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. [ C ] 边,边缘

      He put pink icing around the edge of the cake.

      他用粉色的糖霜沿蛋糕边裱花。

      They built the church on the edge of the village.

      他们把教堂建在了村边。

      A man was standing at the water's edge with a small boy.

      一名男子带着个小男孩站在水边。

      I caught (= hit) my leg on the edge of the table as I walked past.

      我经过那张桌子的时候,腿磕在桌边上了。

    2. [ C ] 刀口;刃;锋利的边缘

      Careful with that open can – it's got a very sharp edge.

      小心那罐打开的罐头——开口那地方很锋利。

    3. [ C usually singular ] (变故的)边缘

      The company is on the edge of collapse.

      公司濒临倒闭。

      The government had brought the country to the edge of a catastrophe.

      这届政府将国家引向了灾难的边缘。

    4. (不愉快的事情)使…发狂

      She had been driven over the edge by the separation from her husband.

      丈夫离她而去,把她逼向疯狂的边缘。

    5. [ S ] 优势;优越之处

      In terms of experience, she definitely had the edge over the other people that we interviewed.

      就工作经验而言,她显然要比我们面试过的其他人都胜出一筹。

    6. [ U ] 尖刻的声调;厌烦的声调;愤怒的语气

      There's a definite edge to/in her voice when she talks to her husband.

      她跟丈夫说话时,语气明显有些气恼。

    7. 如坐针毡的;惴惴不安的;烦躁的

      Is something wrong? You seem a bit on edge this morning.

      出什么事儿了?你今天上午好像有些心神不宁。

    verb(动词)
    1. (使)徐徐移动;(使)缓慢发展

      A long line of traffic edged its way forward.

      一条长长的车龙缓缓向前移动。

      Inflation has edged up to five percent over the last two years.

      在过去两年中,通货膨胀慢慢攀升至5%。

      Those who disagreed with the CEO's viewpoint were gradually edged out of (= forced to leave) the company.

      那些和总经理观点不一致的人慢慢地一个个被迫离开了公司。

    小知识

    The place where something begins or ends is called the edge. If you get too close to a cliff’s edge, you might fall off it. Going to the water's edge is not so dangerous.

    The part of a knife's blade that actually does the cutting is called the edge. Make sure you keep it sharp! This sense of sharpness is the image you want to have for the many figurative senses of this word. If someone speaks to you with an edge in his or her voice, be careful. They might be getting angry. And if you have an edge over someone, think of yourself as a little sharper because you have the advantage. Your years of training will give you the competitive edge over newcomers to the game. If your company is on the cutting edge of 3D technology, it is the industry leader.

    实用短语

    1. jagged edge

      锯齿边缘,锯齿边缘合唱团,峰回路转

    2. leading edge

    3. front edge

      前幅边,门襟止口,前襟边,前缘

    4. edge detection

    5. edge gate

      侧缘浇口,

    6. edge of chaos

      混沌的边缘,混沌边缘,浑沌边缘,混沌边缘现象

    7. edge effect

    8. edge of nowhere

      无处可逃,无名山脊,无尽边缘,绝境边缘

    9. edge of eternity

      永恒边缘,唱片名

    常用短语

    1. on the edge of

      adv. 几乎;濒于;在…边缘

    2. edge detection

      边缘检测

    3. on the edge

      在边缘上;坐立不安

    4. cutting edge

      剪刃,切削刃;刀刃,刀口

    5. on edge

      adv. 紧张;急切;竖着

    6. competitive edge

      竞争优势

    7. edge in

      挤进

    8. leading edge

      前沿;居领先优势;最先着风的帆缘

    9. edge on

      怂恿;鼓励

    10. front edge

      前沿

    11. sharp edge

      锐边;锐角部;清晰边沿

    12. trailing edge

      (飞机的)机翼后缘

    13. edge effect

      边缘效应

    14. outer edge

      外缘;外刃

    15. edge water

      边缘水

    16. straight edge

      直尺,平尺;校正装置,直棱

    17. on the cutting edge

      处在最前沿的位置

    18. bottom edge

      南图廓;地脚空白

    19. lower edge

      下沿,下缘

    20. knife edge

      刀口;刃状物

    单词用法

    单词解说1
    edge用作名词的基本意思是“边,棱,边缘”,还可指“刀口(刃〕”。引申可指精力的“极限”、战争的“边缘”、语言(气〕的“尖锐(刻〕”等,还可指“优势”。
    单词解说2
    have the edge on(over〕的意思是“略微胜过,比…稍强”;take the edge off的意思是“使…减弱”;on edge的意思是“紧张不安,烦躁”。
    词语辨析
    以下这些名词均有”边,边缘”的意思
    edge:普通用词,指较窄的边沿。
    border:侧重刚好在界线内的一部分表面上,指较宽的边缘,也可指边缘本身。
    margin:指物体的空白边,一般较宽。
    rim:指圆形或有曲线的物体的边缘。
    verge:指明显地标志一个表在或一广阔空间的边界,或终端线,也指极狭窄的空间。常用作比喻。
    brim:指深容器的内边或河、湖等水域的最高线。
    fringe:指地毯的须边、围巾的花边、烫发的卷边或人群的边缘。

    同义词辨析

    edge, border, margin, rim, verge, brim, fringe

    这些名词均有”边,边缘”之意。

    • edge: 普通用词,指较窄的边沿。
    • border: 侧重刚好在界线内的一部分表面上,指较宽的边缘,也可指边缘本身。
    • margin: 指物体的空白边,一般较宽。
    • rim: 指圆形或有曲线的物体的边缘。
    • verge: 指明显地标志一个表在或一广阔空间的边界,或终端线,也指极狭窄的空间。常用作比喻。
    • brim: 指深容器的内边或河、湖等水域的最高线。
    • fringe: 指地毯的须边、围巾的花边、烫发的卷边或人群的边缘。

    同义词

    n.边;缘

    border  /  frame  /  limit  /  outline  /  margin  /  brink  /  bound  /  curb  /  fringe  /  rim

    其他释义

    outside  /  skirt  /  whet  /  sharpen  /  side  /  brim  /  grind  /  preference  /  suburb  /  terminal  /  border  /  circuit  /  fringe  /  corner  /  ledge  /  lip  /  bound

    反义词

    n.刀口;锋;边;

    center

    同根词

    词根:edge

    adj.

    edgy急躁的;尖利的;刀口锐利的

    edged有刃的;有边的

    adv.

    edgewise沿边;把刀口朝前地

    n.

    edging边缘;[服装] 边饰

    edger磨边机;轧边机;刨边机

    edginess刀口锐利;急躁

    v.

    edged使开刃;加边于;侧着移动(edge的过去分词)