新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

edge

英 [edʒ]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

edges
1. [C 可数名词] 边缘 , 边际
The edge of something is the place or line where it stops, or the part of it that is farthest from the middle.
双语例句
例：
We were on a hill, right on the edge of town.
我们在一座小山上，正好位于城镇边缘。
例：
She was standing at the water's edge.
她正站在水边。
2. [C 可数名词] 刃
The edge of something sharp such as a knife or an axe is its sharp or narrow side.
双语例句
例：
the sharp edge of the sword.
锋利的剑刃。
3. [SING 单数型名词] 边缘
The edge of something, especially something bad, is the point at which it may start to happen.
近义词
verge , brink
双语例句
例：
They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.
他们已经把犀牛逼到了灭绝的边缘。
4. [SING 单数型名词] 优势
If someone or something has an edge, they have an advantage that makes them stronger or more likely to be successful than another thing or person.
近义词
advantage
双语例句
例：
The three days Uruguay have to prepare could give them the edge over Brazil.
乌拉圭有三天的准备时间，这也许会让他们对阵巴西时占据优势。
5. [SING 单数型名词] 锐气
If you say that someone or something has an edge, you mean that they have a powerful quality.
双语例句
例：
Featuring new bands gives the show an edge.
突出新乐队的特色给该演出一种锐气。
6. [SING 单数型名词] 尖锐 , 尖刻
If someone's voice has an edge to it, it has a sharp, bitter, or emotional quality.
双语例句
例：
But underneath the humour is an edge of bitterness.
在幽默的背后却是一种怨恨的尖刻。

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

edge out
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 胜出
If someone edges out someone else, they just manage to beat them or get in front of them in a game, race, or contest.
双语例句
例：
In the second race, the American competitor edged out the Ethiopian runner by less than a second.
在第二场赛跑中，美国选手比埃塞俄比亚选手快了不到1秒钟。

PHRASE. 习语

on edge
1. 紧张不安的
If you or your nerves are on edge, you are tense, nervous, and unable to relax.
双语例句
例：
My nerves were constantly on edge.
我的神经处于不断紧张中。
take the edge off
1. 减弱
If something takes the edge off a situation, it weakens its effect or intensity.
双语例句
例：
Poor health took the edge off her performance.
健康不佳使她的表演减色。

VERB. 动词

edges , edging , edged
1. [I 不及物动词] 慢慢移动
If someone or something edges somewhere, they move very slowly in that direction.
双语例句
例：
He edged closer to the telephone, ready to grab it.
他慢慢地移近电话，准备抓起它。