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单词 edge
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edge1/ej/ noun

the line where an object or area begins or ends; a border

the narrow part adjacent to a border

a line where two planes or two surfaces of a solid meet or cross

the cutting side of a blade

the sharpness of a blade

penetrating power; keenness or intensity

an edge of sarcasm in his voice

the line where an object or area begins or ends; a border

the narrow part adjacent to a border; the brink or verge

a point that marks a beginning or transition; a threshold

We stand today on the edge of a new frontier — J F Kennedy

a line where two planes or two plane faces of a solid body meet or cross

a term used in local place-names in England, esp for sharp ridges or cliffs

Wenlock Edge

Striding Edge

the edging of a cricket ball

a line or arc in a network joining two nodes

have the edge on/over somebody

to have an advantage over somebody

on edge

anxious or nervous

edged adj
on the edge of

just about to experience or be involved in something

edgeless adj
[Old English ecg]

edge2verb trans

to provide with give or supply an edge to (something)

to move or cause to move or force (somebody or something) gradually or cautiously in a specified way

The other car edged him off the road

He edged her out of the leadership

to incline (a ski) sideways so that one edge cuts into the snow

in cricket, to hit (a ball), or the bowling of (a bowler), with the edge of the bat

verb intrans

to advance cautiously, e.g. by short sideways steps

The climbers edged along the cliff

The car edged round the corner

edger noun
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