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n. 邊;優勢;（懸崖、峭壁的）邊緣，端;鋒利，尖銳;
vt. 在…上加邊界;使漸進;給（刀刃）磨邊，使鋒利;修整;
vi. 慢慢向前移動，側身移動;
?? 例句
She edged her chair nearer to the fireplace.
她把椅子移近壁爐。
His remark has a biting edge to it.
他的話非常尖銳辛辣。
The knife is ground to a very sharp edge.
刀磨得非常快。
He edged to the front of the crowd.
他側身擠到了人群前頭。
The plates have a blue stripe round the edge.
這些盤子邊緣上有一道藍線.
?? 聯想助記
【串】一對戀人站在hedge(籬笆)的edge(邊緣)作出海枯石爛永相愛的pledge(發誓)
【記】※ edge-刀口,pledge-誓言:面對刀口,堅定誓言
※ e-拼音“鵝”,dge-拼音“大哥”:鵝被大哥逼到邊緣
※ e-拼音“惡”,d-拼音“蛋”,ge-拼音“哥”:兇惡的壞蛋,刀口對著哥哥
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
edge
n
1 sharp cutting part of a blade, knife, sword, or some other tool or weapon （刀片、 刀、 劍或其他工具或武器的）鋒利部分; 刀口; 鋒
a knife with a sharp edge 鋒利的刀
put an edge on an axe, ie sharpen it 給斧子開刃（磨快）.
2 (line marking the) outside limit or boundary of a solid (flat) object, surface or area （扁的固體、 物體表面或一范圍的）外圍界線, 邊緣
the edge of a coin, plate, record 硬幣、 盤、 唱片的邊
He fell off the edge of the cliff. 他從懸崖邊上 了下來.
Don't put that glass on the edge of the table; it might fall off. 不要把那杯子放在桌邊, 可能掉下來.
the water's edge 水邊
He lives at the edge of the forest. 他住在森林邊上.
3 (idm 習語) give sb/get the (rough) edge of one's/sb's tongue (infml 口) speak to sb/be spoken to by sb angrily, rudely, critically, etc 痛罵某人[被某人責罵]
Her pupils often got the rough edge of her tongue when they disobeyed her. 學生不聽她的話時, 常遭到她粗暴的申斥. have, etc an `edge to one's voice have or show a degree of anger, nervousness, annoyance, etc in the way in which one speaks 言語中流露出憤怒、 不安、 厭煩等情緒
She was trying to remain calm, but there was a distinct edge to her voice. 她竭力想保持冷靜, 但她的聲音中卻顯然帶著怒氣. have, etc an/the edgeon/over sb/sth (infml 口) have, etc a slight advantage over sb/sth 略勝過某人[某事物]
The young tennis player definitely had the edge on his older opponent. 這個年輕的網球運動員顯然比那個年紀大的對手略勝一籌. (be) on `edge (be) nervous, excited or irritable 緊張不安的; 興奮的; 易怒的; 煩躁的
She was a bit on edge till she heard he was safe. 她聽到他安然無恙才放下心來. on a razor's edge => razor. set one's teeth on edge => tooth. take the edge off sth reduce, dull or soften sth 減少、 減輕或軟化某物
I need a sandwich to take the edge off my appetite. 我需要一份三明治以解腹中之饑.
His brother's failure took the edge off his own success. 他哥哥的失敗沖淡了他自己成功的喜悅.
?? 考研助記
過去(ed)哥哥(ge)在 邊緣
?? 擴展釋義
*[ed?]n. 邊緣, 尖銳, 刀刃, 優勢vt. 使銳利, 擠進, 鑲邊vi. 緩緩移動【化】 邊【醫】 邊緣, 緣相關詞組: edge sb on give sb the edge of one's tongue on edge on a razor's edge
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Sorry, that's not really what I mean. What I'd like to know is...
對不起，我真的不是那意思，我想知道的是…
We waved until the car was out of sight.
我們揮手直到汽車消失。
Why are there three prices quoted for this part?
這種零件為什么有三種不同的報價？