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NOUN. 名词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. 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. 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。 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。
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