英語詞彙: 表示物體的“邊”“邊緣”的名詞
英語詞彙
表示物體的“邊”、“邊緣”的名詞
嘉中
edge、border、margin、rim、verge、brim、blink、fringe
這組名詞都可表示物體的
“邊“、“邊緣”的意思。
edge
普通用詞,指物體外部或最遠端的部分(the outer or furthest point of something)較
窄的邊沿。
例句:
He‘d piped fresh cream around the
edge
of the cake。
他用鮮奶油沿蛋糕邊裱花。
I caught my leg on the
edge
of the table as I walked past。
我經過那張桌子的時候,腿磕在桌稜上了。
They all walked barefoot across the damp sand to the water’s
edge
。
他們全都光著腳走過潮溼的沙地來到水邊。
They built the church on the
edge
of the village。
他們把教堂建在了村邊。
、
border
“國境”、“邊界”、“邊境”,多指兩國或兩地域的界線內的較寬的邊緣,(the line
that divides one country or a region from another)
例句:
The train crosses the
border
between France and Spain。
火車穿過法國和西班牙之間的邊界。
The two countries have had frequent
border
disputes。
兩國經常發生邊界糾紛。
Soldiers had temporarily closed the
border
between the two countries。
士兵們臨時封鎖了兩國之間的邊境線。
Plans parachuted food, clothing, blankets, medicine and water into the rugged
mountainous
border
region。
飛機將食品、衣物、毯子、藥品和水空投到崎嶇多山的邊界地區。
margin
指書頁的空白邊緣 (the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed
or written matter), 也可指物體的邊緣 (the outside limit and adjoining surface of
something ,一般較寬。
例句:
He made some notes in the
margin
。
他在頁邊空白處做筆記。
Please sign your name on the top
margin
of this paper。
請把你的名字寫在這頁頂上的空白處。
They built a hut at the
margin
of the woods。
他們在林邊蓋了一間小茅屋。
rim
指圓形或有曲線的物體的外緣或邊緣(the outer, often curved or circular, edge of
something)
例句:
The
rim
of the cup was chipped and broken。
杯口上碰出了裂紋,碎了。
My reading glasses have wire
rims
。
我閱讀用的眼鏡是金屬絲邊的。
The basketball hit the
rim
of the basket and bounced off。
球投到籃筐邊緣又彈了回來。
He wore the hat with the
rim
turned down over his eyes。
他把帽簷翻下來遮著眼睛。
verge
指某一地標物體的邊、邊緣、邊沿(the edge or border of something)
例句:
They set up camp on the
verge
of the desert。
他們在沙漠邊緣紮下了營地。
She left her car by the side of the road and walked along the grass
verge
to the
emergency phone。
她把車停在公路旁,沿著長滿草的路邊走到了緊急電話亭。
He spoke no more about himself, and they came to the
verge
of the wood 。
他沒有再多談自己,這時他們來到樹林的邊緣。
brim
指深容器的內邊,如壺、杯、碗等各種形狀容器的內側邊緣, 也指帽子的邊。
例句:
Please don‘t fill my cup up to the
brim
。
請別把我的杯子加滿。
I tried a gallon of bleach in water filled to the
brim
, but that didn’t work。
我已經在已經注滿的水裡加了一加侖的漂白劑,但是還是不起作用。
At last, the water rose to the
brim
, and then the small crow drank happily and smiled。
最後,水終於升到罐口了,小烏鴉高興地喝著水,笑了。
A hat with a wide
brim
can help shade your eyes and protect your face from the sun。
一頂有寬大帽簷的帽子能為您的眼睛遮陰並保護你的臉部不受太陽的傷害。
brink
峭壁、河岸等的邊沿,邊緣(the extreme edge of land, for example at the top of a
cliff or by a river)
例句:
It’s dangerous to stand on the
brink
of the cliff。
站在懸崖邊上是很危險的。
The young brave soon found he was on the
brink
of a cliff hanging high over a wide river。
這位勇敢的年輕人很快發現他就在一條寬闊的河上的懸崖邊上。
I am now finding myself on a deserted beach on the
brink
of a saline washout。’
我現在發現自己在一個被遺棄的海灘上,處在一個鹽漬化沖刷海岸的邊緣。
She stood on the
brink
of a waterfall, the icy cold river rushed about her waist。
她站在瀑布的邊緣,冰冷的河水衝過她的腰部。
fringe
指某一地區的“周邊”、“邊緣”,或指某一群體的“外圍”,或某活動的次要部分
(the outer or less important part of an area or group)
例句:
They put up tent on the
fringe
of the woods。
他們在樹林邊緣搭起帳篷。
The castle rises in solitary splendor on the
fringe
of the desert。
這座城堡巍然聳立在沙漠的邊際,顯得十分壯美。
They lived together in a household on the
fringe
of a campus。
他們一起住在校園邊上一處房子裡。
It was easier to move about on the
fringe
of the crowd。
在人群外圍移動比較容易。