首页英语词典edgeedge的意思

edge

英 [edʒ] 美[ɛdʒ]

英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词border frame limit outline margin brink bound curb fringe rim

反义词

n. 边缘；优势；刀刃；锋利
vt. 使锐利；将…开刃；给…加上边
vi. 缓缓移动；侧着移动
n. (Edge)人名；(英)埃奇

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词态变化

复数: edges;第三人称单数: edges;过去式: edged;过去分词: edged;现在分词: edging;

中文词源

edge 边缘

来自词根ac, 尖，刺，词源同acid, acumen.

英英释意

1. the boundary of a surface

2. a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object;: "he rounded the edges of the box"

3. a line determining the limits of an area

4. the attribute of urgency;: "his voice had an edge to it"

5. a slight competitive advantage;: "he had an edge on the competition"

6. a strip near the boundary of an object;: "he jotted a note on the margin of the page"

英文词源

edge: edge: [OE] Edge is probably the main native English representative of the Indo-European base *ak- ‘be sharp or pointed’, which has contributed so many words to the language via Latin and Greek (such as acid, acrid, acute, acne, alacrity, and oxygen). Its Germanic descendant was *ag-, on which was based the noun *agjā, source of German ecke ‘corner’, Swedish egg ‘edge’ (a probable relative of English egg ‘urge’), and English edge. The word’s application to a ‘border’ or ‘boundary’ dates from the late 14th century.
=> acid, acne, acrid, acute, alacrity, egg, oxygen
edge (n.): Old English ecg "corner, edge, point," also "sword" (also found in ecgplega, literally "edge play," ecghete, literally "edge hate," both used poetically for "battle"), from Proto-Germanic *agjo (cognates: Old Frisian egg "edge;" Old Saxon eggia "point, edge;" Middle Dutch egghe, Dutch eg; Old Norse egg, see egg (v.); Old High German ecka, German Eck "corner"), from PIE root *ak- "sharp, pointed" (cognates: Sanskrit asrih "edge," Latin acies, Greek akis "point;" see acrid).

Spelling development of Old English -cg to Middle English -gg to Modern English -dge represents a widespread shift in pronunciation. To get the edge on (someone) is U.S. colloquial, first recorded 1911. Edge city is from Joel Garreau's 1992 book of that name. Razor's edge as a perilous narrow path translates Greek epi xyrou akmes. To be on edge "excited or irritable" is from 1872; to have (one's) teeth on edge is from late 14c., though "It is not quite clear what is the precise notion originally expressed in this phrase" [OED].
edge (v.): late 13c., "to give an edge to" (implied in past participle egged), from edge (n.). Intransitive meaning "to move edgeways (with the edge toward the spectator), advance slowly" is from 1620s, originally nautical. Meaning "to defeat by a narrow margin" is from 1953. The meaning "urge on, incite" (16c.) often must be a mistake for egg (v.). Related: Edger.

同义词辨析

edge, border, margin, rim, verge, brim, fringe

这些名词均有"边，边缘"之意。

edge：普通用词，指较窄的边沿。

border：侧重刚好在界线内的一部分表面上，指较宽的边缘，也可指边缘本身。

margin：指物体的空白边，一般较宽。

rim：指圆形或有曲线的物体的边缘。

verge：指明显地标志一个表在或一广阔空间的边界，或终端线，也指极狭窄的空间。常用作比喻。

brim：指深容器的内边或河、湖等水域的最高线。

fringe：指地毯的须边、围巾的花边、烫发的卷边或人群的边缘。

考试真题

There's part of this sickening horror of knowing you're walking on the edge with this, that I kind of like, knowing that it could all fall apart at any second.

The rounded edges, cool glass, smooth and unknowable as a pebble ( ' , 鹅卵石).

ZEH communities are the leading edge of technologies that might someday create houses that produce as much energy as they consume.

The people we see now have three or four part-time jobs and they're still right on the edge financially.

Finally, on June 7, McLaughlin once again demonstrated his carelessness by knocking down several mailboxes near the edge of the company's parking lot.

After making a stop for a few hours at a British station on the edge of Antarctica, the two workers were flown to the southernmost Chilean city of Punta Arenas.

Shimmering glass towers line the canal's edge.

The animal made it to the roof of the building, after it took a long break on a 17th floor window edge.

The brown animal was spotted stuck on a narrow window edge of the office tower.

It is going to lose its competitive edge in higher education.

The proof, which was published last week in Science, comes from a team of scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden and California Institute of Technology who drew deep holes near the edge of ice sheet.

But more recently, companies have begun to plan more affordable " suborbital " flights — brief ventures just to the edge of space's vast darkness.

In many cases, you could stand at the edge one village and see the outskirts of the next community.

Protein can give them the edge they need to speed that process.

During these waits, the brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the counter and onto your socks.

Each time the bowl of rice is pushed over the table edge, it falls in the ground---and, in the process, it belongs out important evidence about how physical objects interact: bowls of rice do not flood in mid-air, but require support to remain stable.

Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that you're standing at the ocean's edge.

Gin spent five months in early 2015 exploring the most remote corners of this area, which sits on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, with half its population of only 250, 000 living in its capital, Cayenne.

Next, cover the hole with the plastic sheet, securing the edges of the plastic with dirt and weighting the sheet's center down with a rock.

On the edge of the car park I backed into the next available spot--it was a tight fit.

On the edge of the Jacket, there is a piece of cloth which/that gives off light in the dark.

She may have fed on the body of a sheep which had also fallen over the edge.

The numbers might sound small, but they are the leading edge of a dangerous trend.

Then she ran along the edge of cliff and fell 100 feet, bouncing off a rock into the sea.

They couldn't see or hear each other and, by mistake, simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice.

They do so best where building sticks to their edges and respects their character.

词组搭配

on the edge of one's seat

(informal)very excited and giving one's full attention to something

(非正式)十分兴奋的，兴奋得坐不住的；全神贯注的

set someone's teeth on edge

(especially of an unpleasantly harsh sound) cause someone to feel intense discomfort or irritation

（尤指刺耳声音）使人觉得牙根发痒，使人觉得十分刺耳

a grating that set her teeth on edge.
让她觉得牙根发痒的刺耳磨擦声。

take the edge off

reduce the intensity or effect of (something unpleasant or severe)

使钝；削弱；挫…的锐气

the tablets will take the edge off the pain.
这些药片可以减轻疼痛。

edge out

To surpass or beat by a small margin

排挤掉：以微弱优势超过或胜过

The downhill racer edged her opponent out on the middle stretch.
下坡滑雪赛的选手将她的对手慢慢挤出中央跑道

on edge

Highly tense or nervous; irritable.

紧张的：高度紧张或不安的；易怒的

on the edge

In a precarious position.

边界状态：处于不稳定的状态

In a state of keen excitement, as from danger or risk

激动，兴奋：处于高度兴奋状态，如由危险或冒险引起的

“the excitement of combat, of living on the edge”(&b{Nelson DeMille})
“由一触即发的战斗引起的激动”(&b{纳尔逊·德米耶})

实用场景例句

Don't put that glass so near the edge of the table.: 别把那只玻璃杯放在离桌边太近的地方。

I sat down at the water's edge.: 我在水边坐了下来。

Stand the coin on its edge.: 让硬币竖起来。

Be careful─it has a sharp edge.: 小心点——这刀刃很锋利。

They had brought the country to the edge of disaster.: 他们使国家濒临灾难。

The company needs to improve its competitive edge .: 公司必须提高它的竞争力。

They have the edge on us.: 他们略胜我们一筹。

Her show now has a hard political edge to it.: 她现在的表演具有强烈的政治性。

He did his best to remain calm, but there was a distinct edge to his voice.: 尽管他竭力保持镇静，话音里仍明显带有怒气。

a lace-edged handkerchief: 有网眼花边的手绢

The game had the crowd on the edge of their seats.: 这场比赛使观众兴奋不已。

He stood on the edge of the cliff.: 他站在悬崖边上。

a big house on/at the edge of town: 城边的一栋大房子

Greene's stories had an edge of realism.: 格林的小说有强烈的现实主义色彩。

But underneath the humour is an edge of bitterness...: 但是幽默的背后却透着怨气。

There was a nervous edge to his voice.: 他的声音有些紧张。

My nerves were constantly on edge.: 我的神经时刻处于紧绷状态。

Most of the time the audience is on the edge of its seat.: 大多数时候，观众都屏息凝神。

The show, despite some rough edges, was an instant success.: 虽然有一些瑕疵，演出还是一举获得了成功。

A spell of poor health took the edge off her performance.: 一度身体欠佳令她表现有失水准。

We were on a hill, right on the edge of town...: 我们在恰位于城镇边缘的一座小山上。

She was standing at the water's edge...: 她正站在水边。

...the sharp edge of the sword.: 锋利的剑刃

He edged closer to the telephone, ready to grab it...: 他慢慢挪向电话机，准备抓起听筒。

He is edging ahead in the opinion polls.: 他在民意测验中的支持率正一点点攀升。

They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction...: 他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。

She was on the edge of tears.: 她泪水盈眶。

The three days France have to prepare could give them the edge over England...: 法国有3天的准备时间，这可能会让他们在对阵英格兰时占上风。

Through superior production techniques they were able to gain the competitive edge.: 凭借先进的生产技术，他们得以占据竞争优势。

Featuring new bands gives the show an edge...: 以新乐队为主打是这次演出的一个亮点。