edge

英 [edʒ] 美 [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

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]边,棱,边缘

   the part along the end or side of sth

2. [C]刀口〔刃〕

   sharp cutting part of a blade, knife, or some other tool or weapon

3. [C]优势

   superiority; dominant position

v. (动词)

1. vt. 给…形成边

   form an edge on; make or serve as an edge or border for

2. vt. 使锐利

   cause to sharpen

3. vi. 慢慢向前移动,侧身移动

   move slowly forward or along; move sideways little by little

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 边，边缘
2. 优势，优越条件
3. 尖锐，锐利
4. 刀口，刀刃
5. 棱，刃，端，锋
6. 敏锐
7. 激烈，强烈
8. 边界，界限，界线，边线
9. 微醉状态

abbr. 缩略词

1. =Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution，增强型数据速率GSM演进技术，常被称作"E网"

v. 动词

1. 使（刀、剑）锋利，使锐利
2. （使）渐进，渐渐移近，渐渐移动，徐徐移动，徐移，徐进，徐徐前进，缓缓移动，慢慢地向前移动
3. 挤掉，挤进，挤过，侧身挤过（人群），挤到旁边
4. 侧着移动，沿边移动，向边缘移动，侧身移动，侧近，斜进，侧着身子进
5. （给）开刃，将（刀）开刃，使开刃，给...开刃
6. （给...）镶边，给...加上边，给...形成边，给...饰边，加边于
7. 滚边
8. 略为增加
9. 逐渐将…排挤出
10. 险胜（常与out连用）
11. 使（雪板）斜滑

英英释义

Noun:

1. the boundary of a surface

2. a line determining the limits of an area

3. a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object;

   "he rounded the edges of the box"
   

4. the attribute of urgency in tone of voice;

   "his voice had an edge to it"
   

5. a slight competitive advantage;

   "he had an edge on the competition"
   

6. the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something;

   "the edge of the leaf is wavy"
   "she sat on the edge of the bed"
   "the water's edge"
   

Verb:

1. advance slowly, as if by inches;

   "He edged towards the car"
   

2. provide with a border or edge;

   "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
   

3. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary;

   "Canada adjoins the U.S."
   "England marches with Scotland"
   

4. provide with an edge;

   "edge a blade"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Look out! You could fall off the edge here!
   小心!你会从这边缘掉下的。
2. New houses have mushroomed on the edge of the town.
   城市边缘的新建房屋犹如雨后春笋。
3. In the second half of the game, the home team got the edge on the visitors and kept it.
   比赛下半场,主队比客队略占上风,并把这一优势保持到终场。
4. Because of the high exchange rate, our products have lost their competitive edge.
   由于汇率很高, 我们的产品失去了竞争优势。
5. Don't bump the door with the edge ot the table.
   不要让桌子边碰到门上。
6. Please sharpen the edge of this axe.
   请把这把斧头的刃磨快。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. She lost a handkerchief edged with blue.
   她丢了一块镶蓝边的手绢。
2. We slowly edged our way towards the exit.
   我们向出口缓慢移动。
3. You'll have to edge the knife, it's blunt.
   你得把这刀磨一磨,它钝了。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. Unemployment will edge up, but not by much.
   失业率将缓慢上升，但增幅不是很大。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The edges of the paper have been lapped over.
   纸边卷起来。
2. He files away the rough edges.
   他把粗毛边锉去。
3. Double over the edge before sewing.
   在缝纫时先把边折过来。
4. The boat is built by lapping the edge of one board over the board underneath.
   用一块木板的边压在下面的一块木板上,船就这样造出来。
5. We must glue the mat down at the edges to stop it curling.
   我们必须把垫子的边角粘住才能使它不卷。
6. I could hear birds whistling at the edge of the woods and the Prussians drilling in the meadow behind the sawmill.
   我可以听到鸟儿在树林边的叫声和普鲁士士兵在踞木厂后边草地上操练的声音。
7. We loafed for hours along the water's edge.
   我们在水边闲谈了几个小时。
8. The wolves have been howling away on the edge of the forest for hours.
   那些狼在林边一直嚎叫了几个小时。
9. Can you stand a coin up on its edge?
   你能把硬币直立起来吗?
10. The hut hung half over the edge of the precipice.
    那间小屋有一半悬在峭壁边上。
11. The river determined the edge of the property.
    那条河成了地产的界线。
12. The blade has lost its edge.
    刀口已经不再锋利了。
13. I picked the knife and sharpened the edge.
    我捡起刀,把刀口磨快。
14. I blunted the edge of the knife yesterday.
    昨天我把刀刃弄钝了。
15. This hard wood turns the edge of the saw.
    这种硬木会使锯齿卷曲。
16. He had reached the edge of the exhaustion.
    他差不多已精疲力竭了。
17. His stomach seemed to ease; the edge was off.
    他的胃似乎好受一些,最难受的时刻已经过去了。
18. The world had been brought to the edge of war.
    世界被推到了战争的边缘。
19. It was announced with an edge.
    宣布这条公告时的口气是尖锐的。
20. Her remark has a biting edge to it.
    她讲的话很尖刻。
21. There was a new edge to her voice now, and she spoke louder.
    这时她的话音里露出了尖刻的调子,嗓门也高了起来。
22. They toil as waitresses and day labours and live on the edge.
    她们白天做苦工,晚上当女招待,日子是艰苦的。
23. The edge was with her.
    优势在她一边。
24. They have lost the edge.
    他们已经失去了优势。
25. They still maintain a nuclear edge.
    他们仍然保持着核优势。
26. Imes obtained the edge and was held sure to win in the election.
    艾姆斯取得了优势,据信必将在选举中获胜。
27. You will increase your edge by anticipating questions the interviewer might raise.
    事先估计一下主持面试者可能提出的问题对你有好处。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The climbers edged along the cliff.
   攀登者沿着悬崖边侧身移动。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Tulips edged the garden.
   郁金香环绕着花园的四周。
2. Factories edged the waterfront.
   工厂林立江边。
3. The knife is blunt.I'll edge it.
   这把刀钝了,我要把它磨一磨。
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4. The tools need to be edged.
   这些工具需要磨一磨。

经典引文

• He carried a curved scimitar, so that in his fencing he relied on the edge and neglected the point.

  出自： A. Duggan

• Thy sure divinity shall..edge thy sword to reap the glorious field.

  出自： Pope

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

have the edge on〔over〕

略微胜过,比…稍强 be slightly better than or have a slight advantage over

on edge

紧张不安,烦躁 nervous

set sb's teeth/nerves on edge

使某人心烦意乱〔不舒服〕 make sb upset or uncomfortable

take the edge off

使…减弱 lessen the force of

用作动词 (v.)

edge away (v.+adv.)

慢慢启航 sail slowly away
edge away
Seeing the sick child had fallen asleep, the doctor edged away.

见生病的孩子已经入睡,医生便悄悄走开了。 edge away from sb
He edged away from the thug.

他悄悄地躲开了那个暴徒。 edge away
The little boat edged away quietly, while no one was looking.

趁没人注意,小船悄悄离岸而去。 edge away from sth
The shop edged away from the shore.

船徐徐离岸。

edge down (v.+adv.)

慢慢驶近 sail slowly near to (sth)
edge down from sth
The climber edged slowly down from the summit of the mountain.

那名登山运动员慢慢地从山顶向山下移动。 edge down upon sth
A small boat edged down upon the big steamer.

一只小艇缓缓驶近那艘大轮船。

edge in (v.+adv.)

逐渐移动 move gradually (towards sb)
edge sth ⇔ in
He edged in a word.

他顺便插进一句话。
The noise at the party was so loud that I was hardly able to edge in a remark at all.

聚会上人声嘈杂,我几乎连一句话也插不进去。 edge in
Though it was crowded, he managed to edge in.

虽然人很多,他还是挤进去了。 edge sth ⇔ in
There's a small crowd round the speaker, but try to edge your way in.

演讲者周围已经有了一些人,不过你还得努力挤进去。 edge in on sb
I tried to edge in on the singer to speak to him, but he was surrounded by other questioners.

我想凑近那位歌星和他说说话,可是他却被其他提问者团团围住。

edge into (v.+prep.)

慢慢取得 gain (sb's belief, love, etc.) slowly

edge off¹ (v.+adv.)

慢慢启航 sail slowly away
edge off
The steamer edged off.

汽船徐徐离去。

edge off² (v.+prep.)

把(某人)挤出… put (sb) out of place
edge sb off sth
He edged me off the road.

他把我挤出了马路。

edge on (v.+adv.)

怂恿,煽动 instigate
edge sb ⇔ on
The fight would probably never have begun if one of the boys had not been edged on by a couple of bystanders.

要不是其中一个孩子受到几个旁观者的挑唆,这场架也许根本就打不起来。

edge out (v.+adv.)

排挤; 取代胜过 put (sb/sth) out of place
edge sb/sth ⇔ out
He's been running the company for years, but they're trying to edge him out.

他经营这家公司已有多年,但他们正设法把他排挤出去。
Ade was winning the race until the thin boy edged him out.

赛跑中艾德就要取胜了,可是那位瘦瘦的小伙子却超过了他。
Kennedy edged out Nixon in the 1960 presidential election.

肯尼迪在1960年总统大选中击败了尼克松。
The home team edged out the visitors.

主队小胜客队。
Home-made goods are edging out imported foreign goods.

国产货正逐步取代进口货物。

edge through (v.+prep.)

慢慢挤〔通〕过… move gradually through some place
edge oneself/sth through sb/sth
He edged himself through the crowd.

他从人群中挤过。
They edged the piano through the door.

他们把钢琴慢慢抬过门去。

edge toward (v.+prep.)

朝…方向慢慢移动 move slowly toward
edge toward sb/sth
Toward the end of the speech some members of the audience began to edge toward the door.

接近演讲尾声时,一部分观众开始慢慢向门口移动。

edge up (v.+adv.)

慢慢向上边靠拢 rise upward slowly
edge up
Prices have been stable for a while, but they are beginning to edge up again now.

物价曾一度稳定,但现在又开始慢慢上涨了。

edge with (v.+prep.)

给…镶边 supply (an object) with a border
edge sth with sth
My old grandmother always used to edge her table-cloth with lace.

我的老祖母总是习惯把桌布镶上花边。
She edged the sleeve with lace.

她给袖子镶上花边。
The old man edged the path with trees.

那位老人在小路边种上了树木。
The beautiful garden was edged with flowering trees.

那个美丽的花园四周围有开花的树木。
The main street was edged on both sides with dirty decaying buildings.

那条主要街道的两边都是些肮脏、破败的房子。
His voice was edged with menace.

他的话里带有威胁的味道。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• blunt a edge 把刀刃弄钝
• double over the edge 把边折起来
• even off the edge 磨平边缘
• have no edge (刀)很钝
• put an edge on a knife 使刀口锋利,把刀磨快
• sharpen a edge 把刀刃磨快

形容词+～

• blunt edge 钝的刀刃
• decisive edge 决定性的优势
• fine edge 利刃
• jagged edge 参差不齐的边
• keen edge 利刃
• ragged edge 锯齿状的刀刃
• rough edge 粗边
• sharp edge 利刃

介词+～

• along the edge of 在…的边缘
• at the edge of 在…的边缘
• near the edge of 在…的边缘
• on edge 紧张不安,烦躁
• on the edge of 在…的边缘

～+介词

• edge of a chair 椅子边上
• edge of the desert 沙漠边沿
• edge of the woods 树林边上
• edge of winter 初冬之际

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• edge an axe 磨斧子
• edge the garden 环绕着花园的四周
• edge the knife 磨刀
• edge the lake 长满湖边

～+副词

• edge carefully 小心翼翼地移动
• edge gradually 渐渐地移动
• edge quietly 悄悄移动
• edge slowly 慢慢地移动
• edge warily 小心翼翼地移动
• edge aside 挤到一边
• edge away 悄悄离开,慢慢启航
• edge down 慢慢驶近
• edge in 插(话),逐渐移动
• edge off 慢慢启航
• edge sb on 怂恿某人
• edge out 排挤,胜过(某人)
• edge up 慢慢向上边靠拢

～+介词

• edge sb against a wall 把某人逼到墙根
• edge along 沿着…侧身移动
• edge away from 悄悄离开…
• edge oneself into 慢慢挤进〔取得〕
• edge one's way into the hall 挤进大厅
• edge sb off a road 把某人挤出马路
• edge down on sth 慢慢驶近(某物)
• edge in on sb 靠近某人
• edge past sb to 绕过某人走到
• edge through 慢慢通过…
• edge toward the door 慢慢朝门口移动
• edge with 用…给(某物)镶边

词语用法

n. (名词)

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”。
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”。

v. (动词)

1. edge用作名词时的意思是“边”“刃”,转化为动词时意思是“给…形成边”“使锐利”。引申则可表示“侧身徐徐移动”。
2. edge作“给…形成边”“使锐利”解时是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
3. edge作“侧身缓缓移动”解时,一般用作不及物动词,常和away, in, out等连用。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

give sb the (rough) edge of one's tongue, get the (rough) edge of sb's tongue

• 这两个短语意思不同:前者意为“痛斥某人”,后者意为“遭到某人痛斥”。试比较:
• The teacher gave her pupils the rough edge of her tongue because they were so noisy.
• 因为那些孩子太吵,老师痛斥了他们。
• The pupils got the rough edge of their teacher's tongue because they were so noisy.
• 学生们因为太吵而遭到了老师的痛斥。

edge, brim, brink, margin, rim, verge

• 这组词都有“边”“边沿”的意思。
• 1.edge指物体两平面交接处的边缘或边线; brink指悬崖峭壁的边缘; brim指如壶、杯、碗等各种形状容器的内侧边缘,也指帽子的边; rim指任何圆形物体的缘、周或边; verge指一平面或广阔区域的尽头,也常指道路的边缘; margin指书页的空白边缘,也可指物体的边缘。
• 2.用在比喻中, edge指尖锐性、严峻性等; verge表示濒临某种感情或行动的状态; margin的意思是“留有余地”; brink常用于借喻中,指濒临某种危险。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的ecg，意为角落，边缘；最初源自原始日耳曼语的agjo，意为角落。

近反义词

【近义词】

• border
• boundary
• brink
• margin
• rim
• threshold
• border
• trim
• inch
• sidle

【反义词】

• centre
• middle