1
the brim of [sth]
表示某物体的边缘，常用于杯子、碗、帽子等。
He wiped the brim of his cup before drinking.
他在喝之前擦了擦杯子的边缘。
边；边缘
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
边；边缘
the edge or border of something, especially the top edge of a container or the projecting edge of a hat
He wiped the brim of his cup before drinking.
他在喝之前擦了擦杯子的边缘。
原指海、河或其他水体的边缘,现指任何边缘。
Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.
She filled the glass to the brim with water.
她把水倒到了玻璃杯的杯沿。
The wide brim of his sun hat provided excellent shade.
他的太阳帽宽大的帽檐提供了极好的阴凉。
The river was almost at the brim after the heavy rain.
大雨过后，河水几乎漫到了岸沿。
表示某物体的边缘，常用于杯子、碗、帽子等。
He wiped the brim of his cup before drinking.
他在喝之前擦了擦杯子的边缘。
表示装到容器边缘，强调满满的。
She filled the glass to the brim with water.
她把杯子倒满了水，一直满到边缘。
指液体溢出容器的边缘。
The soup overflowed the brim of the pot.
汤溢出了锅沿。
Not this
I need to fix the brim of my glasses.
Use this
I need to fix the rim of my glasses.
brim 特指容器或帽子的边缘，而 glasses 的边缘应用 rim。汉语中两者都译作“边缘”，但英语中有明确区别。
Not this
Don't put the cup on the brim of the table.
Use this
Don't put the cup on the edge of the table.
桌子的平面边缘应用 edge，brim 仅用于形容上边缘或帽檐，不适用于平面物体。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
满到边缘；满满的
He filled the mug to the brim with coffee.
他把咖啡倒得满满的，满到杯口。
帽檐
The sun was so bright that she pulled the hat brim down over her eyes.
太阳太刺眼了，她把帽檐拉下来遮住眼睛。
杯沿
He wiped the brim of the cup before serving the tea.
上茶前，他擦了擦杯沿。
宽檐
She chose a sun hat with a wide brim for the beach.
她去海滩时选了一顶宽檐遮阳帽。
满到边缘；完全满
The waiter filled my glass to the brim.
服务员把我的杯子倒得满满的。
满得不能再满；挤满
The stadium was full to the brim with excited fans.
体育场里挤满了兴奋的球迷。
溢满阿莎
The cup is filled to the brim with water.
杯子里的水满到了杯沿。
Use brim naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记法:brim 里藏着 rim(边缘)——帽檐、杯沿、满到边的液体边缘都叫 brim。
语域：neutral 常见场景：帽子、杯子或碗、河湖等水体 brim 多用于指杯、碗、帽子等的边沿，口语和书面语都自然，属于中性词；指河湖等水体的边缘时略带书面或文学色彩。
可数名词，常与介词of连用，表示某物的边缘。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.