| 词汇 | edge |
| 释义 | edge | BrE ɛdʒ, AmE ɛdʒ | A. noun ① uncountable and countable (outer limit) (of concrete object) 边缘 ▸ the edge of the cliff 悬崖边 ▸ on the edge of one's seat with excitement 异常兴奋 ▸ to push sb over the edge figurative 使某人发狂 ② uncountable and countable (sharp side) (of knife) 刃 ▸ to put an edge on 磨快 ‹blade›▸ a knife with a sharp edge 锋利的刀 ▸ to take the edge off figurative 减轻 ‹anger, pain, hunger›▸ to take the edge off one's appetite 使食欲大减 ▸ to give an edge to 刺激 ‹appetite›③ countable (narrow side) (of ruler, coin) 窄边 ④ uncountable (brink) (of sth bad) 边缘 ▸ on the edge of disaster; 濒临灾难 ▸ to live on the edge 生活在危险的边缘 ⑤ uncountable (sharp tone) 尖声 ▸ her voice had an edge to it 她的声音里带有怒气 ⑥ uncountable (advantage) 优势 ▸ to have a slight edge over sb/sth 比某人/某事物略胜一筹 ▸ who has the edge now? 目前谁占上风？ ▸ to have the edge on or over sb/sth 胜过某人/某事 ⑦ uncountable (strong, striking quality) 锋芒 ▸ to lose one's edge 失去锐气 ⑧ uncountable ▸ to be on edge 紧张不安 ▸ my nerves were all on edge 我的精神紧张极了 ▸ to be on edge to do sth; 急切地想做某事物 ▸ to set sb's teeth on edge 使某人恼火 B. transitive verb ① (move slowly) 缓慢移动 ▸ to edge sth towards sb/somewhere; 把某物慢慢地向某人/某处挪动 ② (make border for) 给…镶边 ‹handkerchief, blanket›③ (trim) 修剪…的边 ‹lawn›C. intransitive verb ① (advance) 慢慢移动 ▸ to edge to or towards sb/sth; 向某人/某物慢慢挪动 ▸ she edged to the front 她慢慢挪到前面 ② (make progress) 有所进展 ▸ to edge to or towards; 逐步走向 ‹victory, independence, democracy›PHRASAL VERBS edge out: A. intransitive verb ▸ to edge out of …; 从…慢慢出来 ‹parking space, room›▸ he edged out of the crowd 他慢慢挤出了人群 B. transitive verb [edge sb/sth out, edge out sb/sth] 逐渐将…排挤出去 ‹competitor, product›▸ to edge sb/sth out of sth; 逐渐将某人/某物排挤出 ‹power, company›▸ competing products edged it out of the market 竞争产品逐渐把它挤出市场 edge up intransitive verb ① (increase) «prices, total» 缓慢上升 ② ▸ (approach) to edge up to sb/sth; 慢慢靠近某人/某物 |
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