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edgenounuk/edʒ/ us/edʒ/

edge noun OUTER POINT

B1 [ C ] the outer or furthest point of something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。

More examples

Keep away from the edge of the cliff - you might fall.

The alligators build their nests out of grass near the water's edge.

The vase rolled off the edge of the table and smashed.

Shred the lettuce and arrange it around the edge of the dish.

I'd frayed the edges of my jeans as that was the fashion in those days.

edge noun BLADE

B2 [ C ] the side of a blade that cuts, or any sharp part of an object that could cut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。

edge noun ALMOST

[ C usually singular ] the point just before something very different and noticeable happens（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。
push/drive sb over the edge informal

If an unpleasant event pushes someone over the edge, it makes them start to behave in a crazy way.（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。

edge noun ADVANTAGE

C2 [ S ] an advantage over other people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。

edge noun ANGER/NERVOUSNESS

[ U ] a small but noticeable amount of anger in someone's voice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。
on edge

C2 nervous and not relaxed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。

Idiom(s)

take the edge off sth
edgeverb [ I or T, + adv/prep ]uk/edʒ/ us/edʒ/

to move slowly with gradual movements or in gradual stages, or to make someone or something move in this way（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。

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