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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。

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