the amount by which one thing is different from another

The Senate approved the use of military force by a margin of 52 votes to 47. 参议院以52票对47票通过了使用武力的提议。

The poll shows that the government is leading by the narrowest of margins. 民意调查显示，政府以极其微弱的优势领先。

the profit made on a product or service

Our increased profits are due to improved margins and successful cost control. 我们盈利上涨，是因为改善了利润并成功地控制了开支。

Using cheap labour increases profit margin. 使用廉价劳动力可提高利润。

the empty space to the side of the text on a page, sometimes separated from the rest of the page by a vertical line

If I have any comments to make, I'll write them in the margin. 如果我有评语，就会写在页边的空白处。

the outer edge of an area

The plant tends to grow in the lighter margins of woodland areas. 这种植物往往生长在植被较稀疏的林地边缘。

Synonyms: brinkedge (OUTER POINT)periphery

If someone is on the margins of a group of people, they are part of that group, but different in important ways, and if someone is on the margins of an activity, they are only slightly involved.

He spent the 1980s on the margins of British politics. 20世纪80年代他曾稍稍涉足英国政治。

We need to reach out to those on the margins of society. 政府需要关注处于社会边缘的人。

something that makes a particular thing possible, such as an extra amount of money, time, etc. allowed that makes it possible to deal with an emergency

There is not much margin for creativity in a job like this. 这样的工作没有什么空间让人施展创意。

They allow an additional safety margin of five minutes between planes taking off. 他们多给了5分钟时间作为飞机起飞之间的安全间隔。