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nounverb 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 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。 She tore the page out roughly, leaving a ragged edge in the book. 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. 公司需要提高它的竞争力。 edge on/over somebody/something 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 Social workers operate on the razor’s edge. Support for the leader was fraying at the edges. 对这位领导人的拥护已开始瓦解。 The game had the crowd on the edge of their seats. 这场比赛使观众兴奋不已。 I was on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what happened next. The ballet still had some rough edges. 这段芭蕾舞还有不足之处。 He had a few rough edges knocked off at school. 他在学校改掉了一些坏毛病。 Just the sound of her voice sets my teeth on edge. 我一听到她的声音就浑身不舒服。 The sandwich took the edge off my appetite. 这份三明治使我食欲大减。 I took an aspirin to take the edge off the pain. A squeeze of lemon takes the edge off the sweetness. The country is teetering on the brink of civil war. 这个国家正处在内战的边缘。 A trellis provided shade and defined the edges of the courtyard. Erosion has left the house perched on the very edge of the cliff. Flip the fabric over so the cut edge is now to your left. I gripped the edge of my desk to steady myself. My fingers played with the frayed edges of my jeans. My foot caught the edge of the table. She could see rocky cliffs on the opposite edge of the lake. She sat on the edge of her bed. Smoke was making its way around the edges of the door. Soon we were at the edge of the woods. The building forms the northern edge of the courtyard. The car rolled over the edge of the cliff. The intensive training she had done gave her the edge over the other runners. The road skirts the western edge of the forest. Their training gave them an extra edge. They live right on the edge of town. Trees lined the edges of the path. We had reached the edge of the map and didn’t know which way to go. a knife with a serrated edge带锯齿刃的刀 the left edge of the image the rounded edges of her collarbone the top edge of the picture frame to gain a competitive edge over rival suppliers 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。 He believes Marseilles have a slight edge as they face Rangers at home. I sat down at the water’s edge. 我在水边坐了下来。 Stand the coin on its edge and spin it. The company needs to improve its competitive edge. 公司需要提高它的竞争力。 This is one of the key ways in which the firm can gain the edge over its competitors.She was of a nervous disposition. 她生性容易紧张。 She became neurotic about keeping the house clean. 她变得对保持房屋清洁有点神经质。 She was always on edge before an interview.她在面试前总是紧张不安。 All this talk of job losses was making him jittery.所有这些关于失业的话题使他心神不宁。 + adv./prep. She edged a little closer to me. 她慢慢地向我靠近了一些。 I edged nervously past the dog. 我紧张地从狗旁边慢慢走过去。 edge something + adv./prep. Emily edged her chair forward. 埃米莉把椅子慢慢地向前挪动。 The handkerchief is edged with lace. 这条手绢镶着网眼花边。 Prices edged up 2% in the year to December. 到十二月为止的年度价格上涨了 2%。 He drew level and for a moment edged ahead of his rival. He edged carefully along the narrow ledge. Heaton began to edge away from Jed and headed for the stairs. The Italian edged ahead to win the race. We slowly edged our way towards the exit. He tried to edge away. I edged gingerly down the rocky track. She edged her way to the front of the crowd. The handkerchief was edged with lace. |