单词	rim
释义	rim1 nounrim2 verb rimrim1 /rɪm/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINrim1 Origin: Old English rima Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Her lipstick left a red mark on the rim of the cup. John's glasses had small lenses and steel rims. The ball hit the rim of the basket and bounced off. The china set was blue with a gold rim. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A more famous slide can be seen below the Middle Brothers Peak on the north valley rim. First there was a nearly circular rim of resplendent mountains, their white caps glistening in the morning sun. Gently he pressed the two ends of the wallet's rim towards each other. He kept banging this other face into the rim of the bucket. I lifted up my glass of wine and looked straight into her eyes over the rim. Imagine thousands of tourists swarming over the countryside along the southern rim of the Ocala National Forest. The other picked up his drink and took a long swallow, watching her over the rim of the tankard. The river was dangerous here, still gnawing at the rim of the path. Thesaurus THESAURUS► edge the part of something that is furthest from its centre or nearest the place where it ends: · He got up quickly, knocking his plate off the edge of the table.· the outer edge of the village ► side the part of something that is near its left or right edge: · On the left side of the garden there was an old stone wall.· They parked by the side of the road. ► rim the edge of something circular, especially the top of a cup or glass, or the outside edge of a pair of glasses: · a white cup with a gold rim· She was looking at me over the rim of her spectacles. ► margin the empty space at the side of a page that has writing on it: · My teacher had marked my essay and made some comments in the margin.· Leave wide margins on both sides of the page. ► hem the edge of a piece of cloth that is turned under and stitched down, especially the lower edge of a skirt, trousers etc: · If you want the dress a bit shorter, I can easily turn up the hem. ► kerb British English, curb American English the edge of the pavement (=raised path) at the side of a road: · A big black car was parked at the kerb. ► outskirts the areas of a city that are furthest away from the centre: · The new station was built on the outskirts of the city. ► perimeter the outside edge around an enclosed area of land such as a military camp or a prison: · Security guards patrol the perimeter night and day. Longman Language Activatorthe edge of an object, surface, or place► edge the part of something that is nearest to its outside or end: · The plates have blue lines around the edges.· Don't put your glass so close to the edge of the table.at the edge (of): · There's an enormous oak tree at the edge of the garden. ► side the part of an object that is near its left or right edge: · The stage was lit from the side.on the side (of): · Mike always puts his feet on my side of the bed.left-hand/right-hand side of something (=on the left or right): · The new five-dollar bills have shifted the president's head toward the left-hand side. ► margin the empty space at the side of a printed page: · The program sets the margins automatically.in the margin: · There were notes pencilled in the margin. ► border a narrow band that goes around the edge of something such as a picture or a piece of material, especially one that is for decoration: · The tablecloth had a brightly patterned border.· Samantha was wearing a knee-length skirt with a green border.border of: · Jill wants to plant a border of flowers around the lawn. ► rim the circular edge of something, especially the edge at the top of a glass or cup, or the outside edge of a wheel or a pair of glasses: · The china set was blue with a gold rim.· John's glasses had small lenses and steel rims.rim of: · Her lipstick left a red mark on the rim of the cup. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► steel-/horn-/gold-rimmed glasses (=with frames made of steel etc)· He was a thin little guy with gold-rimmed glasses. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► outer · Ling Gill is better enjoyed from its outer rim than from its confines.· Roll out a pastry lid, place it over the filling and damp the outer rim.· Can you advise me on how I could repair a chip in its outer rim?· He had found the observation post two miles beyond the outer rim of the Jabal Hamrin.· At the outer rim of awareness, the known and declared nationalists fade into a host that have still to declare themselves. NOUN► canyon · Occasionally they caught a glimpse of trees on the canyon rim, five thousand feet above.· It took more than 11 hours to run the Grand Canyon rim to rim and back. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► horn-rimmed glasses/spectacles Eventually Johnny drew him to one side with a shock-haired young reporter who sported horn-rimmed glasses and a velvet bow-tie. He had thick horn-rimmed glasses, a heavy shadow and rather bad teeth. 1the outside edge of something circularrim of the rim of a glass plates with a gold band around the rim► see thesaurus at edge2gold-rimmed/red-rimmed etc with a gold, red etc rim:  gold-rimmed spectacles red-rimmed eyes—rimless adjective:  rimless glasses rim1 nounrim2 verb rimrim2 verb (past tense and past participle rimmed, present participle rimming) [transitive] literary Verb Table VERB TABLE rim Simple Form Present I, you, we, they rim he, she, it rims Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they rimmed Present perfect I, you, we, they have rimmed he, she, it has rimmed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had rimmed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will rim Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have rimmed Continuous Form Present I am rimming he, she, it is rimming you, we, they are rimming Past I, he, she, it was rimming you, we, they were rimming Present perfect I, you, we, they have been rimming he, she, it has been rimming Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been rimming Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be rimming Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been rimming Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Her eyes were rimmed with black. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And Francie's collar, she saw, was rimmed with dirt and his neck was filthy. But his dark rimmed glasses and old fashioned looks belie a career spent one step ahead. Her eyes were rimmed with the price of traversing oceans, the jump of time zones. People went about exhausted, ashen-faced, their eyes rimmed with red. The flowers are a subtle shade of pale green, rimmed in purple as the days go on. The wall is rimmed with razor wire; guards, dressed in camouflage, stand watch. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► steel-/horn-/gold-rimmed glasses (=with frames made of steel etc)· He was a thin little guy with gold-rimmed glasses. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► horn-rimmed glasses/spectacles Eventually Johnny drew him to one side with a shock-haired young reporter who sported horn-rimmed glasses and a velvet bow-tie. He had thick horn-rimmed glasses, a heavy shadow and rather bad teeth. to be around the edge of something:  His eyes were rimmed with fatigue.
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