| 词汇 | edge |
| 释义 | edge noun uk/edʒ/ us/edʒ/ (OUTER POINT) B1 [ C ]边，边缘 the outer or furthest point of something 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。 Synonyms: brinkmargin (OUTER PART)periphery
(BLADE) B2 [ C ]刀口;刃;锋利的边缘 the side of a blade that cuts, or any sharp part of an object that could cut 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。 (ALMOST) [ C usually singular ]（变故的）边缘 the point just before something very different and noticeable happens 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 someone over the edge informal （不愉快的事情）使…发狂 If an unpleasant event pushes someone over the edge, it makes them start to behave in a crazy way. 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。 A series of professional failures finally drove him over the edge. It was the lack of sleep that drove me over the edge. When people are under so much stress, a simple thing like their car breaking down can push them over the edge. The infection that brings someone to A&E may be the thing that pushes them over the edge, health-wise. (ADVANTAGE) C2 [ S ]优势；优越之处 an advantage over other people 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。 (ANGER/NERVOUSNESS) [ U ]尖刻的声调;厌烦的声调;愤怒的语气 a small but noticeable amount of anger in someone's voice 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 edgeC2 如坐针毡的;惴惴不安的;烦躁的 nervous and not relaxed 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。 Everyone present was on edge, waiting to hear what the judge would say. The announcement of job cuts means all the workers are on edge. The government is cracking down on dissent and everyone is on edge. She is very argumentative and I always feel on edge when she's around. Idiom take the edge off somethingidiom 减弱，削弱（不良事物的影响） to make something unpleasant have less of an effect on someone Have an apple - it'll take the edge off your hunger. 吃个苹果吧——可以充充饥。 His apology took the edge off her anger. 他道了歉，她的火气就消了些。 edge verb uk/edʒ/ us/edʒ/ (MOVE) [ I or T + adv/prep ]（使）徐徐移动;（使）缓慢发展 to move slowly with gradual movements or in gradual stages, or to make someone or something move in this way 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%。 Synonym: inch |
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