新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

margin

英  [ˈmɑːdʒɪn]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • margins

    1[C 可数名词] 差数 , 差距

    A margin is the difference between two amounts, especially the difference in the number of votes or points between the winner and the loser in an election or other contest.

    双语例句

    例:

    They could end up with a 50-point winning margin.

    他们最后可能会以50点的优势获胜。

    例:

    The Sunday Times remains the brand leader by a huge margin.

    《星期日泰晤士报》以巨大的优势保持报业领先地位。

    例:

    The margin in favour was 280 to 153.

    赞成票以280票比153票的差额领先。

    2[C 可数名词] 页边的空白

    The margin of a written or printed page is the empty space at the side of the page.

    双语例句

    例:

    She added her comments in the margin.

    她在页边空白处加上了她的评语。

    例:

    The wood-eating insects also don't like the taste of ink and prefer the binding and the margin of the pages.

    食木昆虫也不喜欢油墨的味道,而喜欢书页的边缘和装订处。

    3[C, U 有变体名词] 余地

    If there is a margin for something in a situation, there is some freedom to choose what to do or decide how to do it.

    双语例句

    例:

    The money is collected in a straightforward way with little margin for error.

    这笔钱是直接募集上来的, 几乎没有出错的余地。

    4[C 可数名词] 边缘

    The margin of a place or area is the extreme edge of it.

    近义词

    edge , periphery

    双语例句

    例:

    the low coastal plain along the western margin.

    沿着西部边缘地带的低洼海岸平原。

    例:

    These islands are on the margins of human habitation.

    这些岛屿在人类聚居地的边缘上。

    5[PL 复数] 非主体部分

    To be on the margins of a society, group, or activity means to be among the least typical or least important parts of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Students have played an important role in the past, but for the moment, they're on the margins.

    学生们过去发挥了重要的作用,但现在,他们不再重要了。