| 单词 | at the cutting edge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat (also on) the cutting edge a. A dynamic, invigorating, or incisive factor or quality, esp. one that delivers a decisive advantage. Hence: the latest or most advanced stage in the development of something; the forefront, esp. of a movement; frequently in at (also on) the cutting edge. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > innovation or avant-gardism innovation1553 innovating1591 cutting edge1851 avant-gardism1950 vanguardism1952 innovativeness1962 gee-whizzery1971 1851 National Era 10 July 110 We turn the cutting edge of the same judgment to him that answers a necessity of our nature and a pledge and promise of the Divine Master with the cool criticism of ‘visionary’! 1916 H. G. Wells Mr. Britling sees it Through ii. iv. 359 It was all a dream, the dream of a prosperous comfortable man who had never come to the cutting edge of life. 1934 E. D. Mitchell & B. S. Mason Theory of Play xii. 283 As individualism and laissez faire with its ruthless competition diminishes in favor of a more cooperative type of community life, the intense drive to win in athletics will doubtless lose its cutting edge. 1958 W. M. Cruickshank in W. M. Cruickshank & G. O. Johnson Educ. Exceptional Children i. 41 No one of these people..would ever have considered themselves an educational pioneer, but the work they did was always at the cutting-edge of program development. 1976 Birmingham (Alabama) News 5 Sept. e2/1 From my perspective, awash in a vast wave of albums, press releases and sales and play charts, it looks as if pop, and its cutting edge, rock, is in the doldrums. 1997 Sunday Times 26 Oct. (Sport section) 3/8 Leeds enjoyed most of the play and most of the chances, but never looked to have the cutting edge to make it count. < as lemmas |
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