Word · Frequency #1081
edge
缓慢移动；缓缓挪动
to move slowly and carefully in a particular direction, or to move something in this way
- 1.
To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
缓慢而小心地朝某个方向移动物体
- 2.
To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
小心翼翼地向某方向移动
- 3.
To win by a small margin.
以微弱优势获胜
- 4.
To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
用球拍边缘击球使其轻微偏转
- 5.
To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
修剪草坪与道路接壤的边缘
- 6.
To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
给...加边；做镶边
- 7.
To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
给(工具或武器)开刃；磨快
- 8.
To form a border to; to enclose, to border.
形成边界；围住；邻接
- 9.
To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
使尖锐；激励；激怒；驱使；怂恿
险胜；以微弱优势获胜；使锋利；磨快；修剪（草坪）边缘；给…镶边；构成…的边；用球板边缘击球
In use
She edged her way through the crowded market.
He edged the knife against the sharpening stone.
The car edged forward in the traffic jam.
Verb forms
base edge · third person edges · -ing edging · past edged · past participle edged
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- edge closer
- 慢慢靠近；缓缓接近
- The cat edged closer to the bird.猫慢慢靠近那只鸟。
- edge away
- 悄悄离开；慢慢退开
- She edged away from the arguing couple.她慢慢从争吵的那对夫妇身边走开。
- edge past
- 侧身挤过；慢慢经过
- He edged past the crowded table.他从拥挤的桌子旁侧身挤过。
- edge out
- 以微弱优势击败；险胜
- The home team edged out the visitors 2–1.主队以2比1险胜客队。
- edge up
- 逐渐上升；慢慢上涨
- Unemployment edges up during a recession.经济衰退期间失业率逐渐上升。
- edge toward
- 逐渐走向；慢慢趋向
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象在悬崖边缘(edge)上小心翼翼地挪动，动词edge就让人联想到缓慢而谨慎的移动。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常叙述（缓慢移动）、体育／竞赛报道（以微弱优势获胜）、工具维护（磨快） 作动词时，edge 的含义随语境变化，正式程度不同。表示“缓慢移动”较中性，日常和书面都常用；表示“险胜”常见于体育或商业报道；表示“磨快”则多用于书面或专业说法。翻译时需根据具体场景选择对应含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
edge /ɛdʒ/ 与 hedge、wedge、ledge、pledge、dredge、sledge 押韵，均含 -edge 拼写，读 /ɛdʒ/ 或辅音+/ɛdʒ/。注意形近音不同的词：badge /bædʒ/、age /eɪdʒ/，不要按拼写直接类推发音。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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