1place where sth ends邊緣ADJECTIVE | VERB + EDGE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤top, upper頂部/上部邊緣◇the top edge of the picture frame相框的頂部邊緣➤bottom, lower底部/下部邊緣▸➤inner, inside內部邊緣▸➤outer, outermost, outside外部邊緣▸➤front, rear前部邊緣➤left, right左邊緣;右邊緣◇the left edge of the image圖像的左邊緣➤northern, southern, etc.北部、南部等邊緣➤far, near, opposite遠處的/近處的/對面的邊緣◇She could see rocky cliffs on the opposite edge of the lake.她能看到湖對面岸邊陡峭的石崖。➤bevelled/beveled, curved, raised, rounded, scalloped, smooth, straight傾斜的/彎曲的/凸起的/圓形的/褶皺的/光滑的/筆直的邊緣◇the rounded edges of her collarbone她鎖骨的圓形輪廓◇a mirror with a bevelled / beveled edge斜邊的鏡子➤exposed露出來的邊緣➤cut, frayed被剪裁的/磨損的邊緣◇Flip the fabric over so the cut edge is now to your left.把布料反過來,這樣經過剪裁的那邊就會在你左邊了。◇My fingers played with the frayed edges of my jeans.我用手指擺弄着牛仔褲磨損的邊緣。➤very最邊緣處◇Erosion has left the house perched on the very edge of the cliff.山石不斷遭侵蝕,如今房子已立在懸崖邊緣了。➤cliff, forest, water's懸崖邊;森林邊;水邊◇A row of boats was beached at the water's edge.一排船停泊在水邊。VERB + EDGE➤reach到達邊緣◇We had reached the edge of the map and didn't know which way to go.我們已經到達了地圖顯示的最邊緣處,不知該往哪兒走。➤skirt沿邊緣而行◇The road skirts the western edge of the forest.這條路沿森林的西邊延伸。➤clutch, grab, grasp, grip抓住/攀住/把住/握住邊緣◇I gripped the edge of my desk to steady myself.我緊緊抓住桌子的邊緣以保持平衡。➤catch被邊緣絆到◇My foot caught the edge of the table.我的腳被桌子邊絆了一下。➤border, line沿着邊緣◇Trees lined the edges of the path.小路的兩邊都有一行樹。➤define, mark確定/標出邊緣◇A trellis provided shade and defined the edges of the courtyard.植物攀爬棚既提供了陰涼,又劃出了庭院的邊界。➤form形成邊界◇The building forms the northern edge of the courtyard.這座房子成了院子北部的邊界。➤align在邊緣排成一行➤sand, seal, trim用砂紙打磨邊緣;封邊;修剪邊緣PREPOSITION➤along the edge, around the edge, round the edge (especially BrE) 沿着邊緣;圍繞着邊緣◇Smoke was making its way around the edges of the door.煙從門縫裏飄出來。➤at the edge在邊緣處◇Soon we were at the edge of the woods.很快我們到了森林的邊緣。➤on the edge在邊上◇She sat on the edge of her bed.她坐在牀邊上。➤over the edge越過邊緣◇The car rolled over the edge of the cliff.汽車從懸崖邊翻了下去。PHRASES➤right on the edge恰好在邊緣◇They live right on the edge of town.他們就住在城邊。edge
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2sharp side of sth鋒利部份ADJECTIVE | VERB + EDGEADJECTIVE➤razor-sharp, sharp鋒利的刀口▸➤cutting切削刃▸➤serrated鋸齒形的刀刃◇a knife with a serrated edge刃口呈鋸齒狀的刀➤jagged, ragged, rough參差不齊的/凹凸不平的/粗糙的刀刃▸➤smooth平滑的刃▸➤blunt鈍的刃VERB + EDGE➤sharpen把刃磨得鋒利edge
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3advantage有利條件ADJECTIVE | VERB + EDGE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤competitive競爭優勢▸➤slight微弱優勢▸➤big (informal, especially NAmE) , decided, decisive, definite巨大的優勢;決定性的優勢;明顯的優勢➤winning能取勝的優勢➤extra額外優勢◇Their training gave them an extra edge.訓練使他們更具優勢。➤technological技術上的優勢VERB + EDGE➤give sb/sth給予⋯優勢▸➤gain, have, hold獲得/佔據/保持優勢◇to gain a competitive edge over rival suppliers獲得其他供應商對手沒有的競爭優勢➤keep, maintain, retain保持優勢◇Taiwan still retained a decisive edge in many industries.台灣在很多產業上仍然保持着絕對的優勢。➤lose失去優勢PREPOSITION➤edge over比⋯有優勢◇The intensive training she had done gave her the edge over the other runners.強化訓練使她比其他賽跑選手更具優勢。edge
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ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤carefully, cautiously, nervously小心地/謹慎地/緊張不安地緩慢移動▸➤slowly慢慢地移動➤backward, forward向後/向前緩慢挪動➤ahead朝前緩慢挪動◇The Italian edged ahead to win the race.意大利隊逐漸趕上,最終取得勝利。PREPOSITION➤ahead of領先於⋯◇He drew level and for a moment edged ahead of his rival.他追平了對手,有那麼一會兒甚至略微領先。➤along沿着⋯緩慢移動◇He edged carefully along the narrow ledge.他小心地沿着狹窄的岩脊前行。➤away from慢慢離開⋯◇Heaton began to edge away from Jed and headed for the stairs.希頓慢慢從傑德身邊挪開,朝樓梯走去。➤towards/toward朝⋯緩慢移動◇We slowly edged our way towards / toward the exit.我們朝着出口慢慢移動。PHRASES➤edge your way側身擠過
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