edge /ɛdʒ/ CET4 TEM4 ( edging, edged, edges )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT The edge of something is the place or line where it stops, or the part of it that is farthest from the middle. 边缘; 边际

  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. 

  N-COUNT The edge of something sharp such as a knife or an axe is its sharp or narrow side. 刃

  例：

  ...the sharp edge of the sword.

  …锋利的剑刃。

• 3. 

  V-I If someone or something edges somewhere, they move very slowly in that direction. 慢慢移动

  例：

  He edged closer to the telephone, ready to grab it.

  他慢慢地移近电话，准备抓起它。

• 4. 

  N-SING The edge of something, especially something bad, is the point at which it may start to happen. 边缘

  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。

• 5. 

  N-SING 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. 优势

  例：

  The three days Uruguay have to prepare could give them the edge over Brazil.

  3天的准备时间也许能使乌拉圭比巴西略胜一筹。

• 6. 

  N-SING If you say that someone or something has an edge, you mean that they have a powerful quality. 锐气

  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。

• 7. 

  N-SING If someone's voice has an edge to it, it has a sharp, bitter, or emotional quality. 尖锐; 尖刻

  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。

• 8. 

  → see also cutting edge, leading edge

• 9. 

  PHRASE If you or your nerves are on edge, you are tense, nervous, and unable to relax. 紧张不安的

  例：

  My nerves were constantly on edge.

  我的神经处于不断紧张中。

• 10. 

  PHRASE If something takes the edge off an unpleasant situation, it weakens its effect or intensity. 减弱

  例：

  Poor health took the edge off her performance.

  健康不佳使她的表演减色。