edge
edge
英[edʒ]美[edʒ]
n.边线，刀锋，（危险）临界点，优势，影响力，尖锐声调；
v.缓慢地移动，给…加边，略微增加（变好）；
复数：edges;
第三人称单数：edges;
过去式：edged;
过去分词：edged;
现在分词：edging;
例句
Cage was on edge when waiting for her exam results.在等候考试结果时, 凯奇坐立不安。
He stepped back smartly from the edge.他敏捷地从边上退了回来。
It sets my teeth on edge when I hear him talking to his mother so rudely.听到他跟自己的母亲说话这么无礼,我很恼火。
edge piping滚边, 镶边
sere vegetation at the edge of the desert沙漠边缘上干枯的植物
a serrated edge锯齿状的边
The hut hung half over the edge of the precipice.那间小屋有一半悬在峭壁边上。
He walked to the utmost edge of the cliff.他走到悬崖的*边缘的地方。
I've bought a seal to put around the edge of the bath.我买了一种密封胶涂在浴缸边缘上。
Sight along the edge to see if it's straight.顺着边目测, 看看直不直。
英语六级真题
It is going to lose its competitive edge in higher education.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文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.
出自-2010年12月听力原文But more recently, companies have begun to plan more affordable " suborbital " flights — brief ventures just to the edge of space's vast darkness.
2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section CIn many cases, you could stand at the edge one village and see the outskirts of the next community.
2018年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section CProtein can give them the edge they need to speed that process.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
边;边线;边缘
The edge of something is the place or line where it stops, or the part of it that is furthest from the middle.
例句
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。N-COUNT
（刀、斧等的）锋，刃
The edge of something sharp such as a knife or an axe is its sharp or narrow side.
例句
...the sharp edge of the sword.锋利的剑刃VERB
缓慢地移动;挪动
If someone or something edges somewhere, they move very slowly in that direction.
例句
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。N-SING
（尤指坏事的）边缘，临界点
The edge of something, especially something bad, is the point at which it may start to happen.
例句
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。N-SING
优势;上风
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.
例句
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。N-SING
影响力;锋芒
If you say that someone or something has an edge, you mean that they have a powerful quality.
例句
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。Greene's stories had an edge of realism.格林的小说有强烈的现实主义色彩。N-SING
（声音的）尖锐,尖刻,激动
If someone's voice has an edge to it, it has a sharp, bitter, or emotional quality.
例句
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。PHRASE
紧张不安;烦躁
If you or your nerves are on edge, you are tense, nervous, and unable to relax.
例句
My nerves were constantly on edge.我的神经时刻处于紧绷状态。PHRASE
有浓厚兴趣；聚精会神
If you say that someone is on the edge of their seat or chair, you mean that they are very interested in what is happening or what is going to happen.
例句
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。PHRASE
（无伤大雅的）瑕疵，小毛病
If you say that a person or a piece of entertainment has rough edges, you mean that they have some small faults, although generally you approve of them.
例句
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。PHRASE
减轻;弱化
If something takes the edge off a situation, usually an unpleasant one, it weakens its effect or intensity.
例句
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。英汉词典释义
n.
边，(边)缘，边沿，棱；端；边线，边界，界线
刀口，(刀)刃，利刃，锋
优势, 优势地位
They have lost the edge.他们已经失去了优势。锋利；锐利；尖锐；尖利
(悬崖、峭壁的)边缘
(状况的)边缘，濒临
【滑雪】雪板边
【滑冰】冰刀刃
vt.
给…形成边
使锐利
The knife is blunt.I'll edge it.这把刀钝了, 我要把它磨一磨。使开刃，给…开刃；使(刀剑等)锋利；使锐利
给…饰(或加、滚)边，加边于，在…形成边；位于…边上
侧身挤过(人群)，挤到旁边，挤；使侧着移动
to edge one's way through a crowd侧着身子挤过人群vi.
慢慢向前移动, 侧身移动
The climbers edged along the cliff.攀登者沿着悬崖边侧身移动。英英词典释义
Noun
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"Verb
1. advance slowly, as if by inches;
"He edged towards the car"2. provide with a border or edge;
"edge the tablecloth with embroidery"3. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary;
"Canada adjoins the U.S.""England marches with Scotland"4. provide with an edge;
"edge a blade"行业词典
化工： 边；
医学： 边缘，缘；
建筑： 边缘；
数学： 边，又称：边(line )；棱；
