edge
noun uk/edʒ/ us/edʒ/
(OUTER POINT)
B1 [ C ]边，边缘
the outer or furthest point of something
He put pink icing around the edge of the cake. 他用粉色的糖霜沿蛋糕边裱花。
They built the church on the edge of the village. 他们把教堂建在了村边。
A man was standing at the water's edge with a small boy. 一名男子带着个小男孩站在水边。
I caught (= hit) my leg on the edge of the table as I walked past. 我经过那张桌子的时候，腿磕在桌边上了。
- More examples
- Keep away from the edge of the cliff - you might fall.
- The alligators build their nests out of grass near the water's edge.
- The vase rolled off the edge of the table and smashed.
- Shred the lettuce and arrange it around the edge of the dish.
- I'd frayed the edges of my jeans as that was the fashion in those days.
(BLADE)
B2 [ C ]刀口;刃;锋利的边缘
the side of a blade that cuts, or any sharp part of an object that could cut
Careful with that open can - it's got a very sharp edge. 小心那罐打开的罐头——开口那地方很锋利。
(ALMOST)
[ C usually singular ]（变故的）边缘
the point just before something very different and noticeable happens
The company is on the edge of collapse. 公司濒临倒闭。
The government had brought the country to the edge of a catastrophe. 这届政府将国家引向了灾难的边缘。
push/drive someone over the edgeinformal （不愉快的事情）使…发狂
If an unpleasant event pushes someone over the edge, it makes them start to behave in a crazy way.
She had been driven over the edge by the separation from her husband. 丈夫离她而去，把她逼向疯狂的边缘。
(ADVANTAGE)
C2 [ S ]优势；优越之处
an advantage over other people
In terms of experience, she definitely had the edge over the other people that we interviewed. 就工作经验而言，她显然要比我们面试过的其他人都胜出一筹。
(ANGER/NERVOUSNESS)
[ U ]尖刻的声调;厌烦的声调;愤怒的语气
a small but noticeable amount of anger in someone's voice
There's a definite edge to/in her voice when she talks to her husband. 她跟丈夫说话时，语气明显有些气恼。
on edgeC2 如坐针毡的;惴惴不安的;烦躁的
nervous and not relaxed
Is something wrong? You seem a bit on edge this morning. 出什么事儿了？你今天上午好像有些心神不宁。
Idiom
take the edge off somethingidiom 减弱，削弱（不良事物的影响）
to make something unpleasant have less of an effect on someone
Have an apple - it'll take the edge off your hunger. 吃个苹果吧——可以充充饥。
His apology took the edge off her anger. 他道了歉，她的火气就消了些。
edge
verb [ I or T, + adv/prep ] uk/edʒ/ us/edʒ/
（使）徐徐移动;（使）缓慢发展
to move slowly with gradual movements or in gradual stages, or to make someone or something move in this way
A long line of traffic edged its way forward. 一条长长的车龙缓缓向前移动。
Inflation has edged up to five percent over the last two years. 在过去两年中，通货膨胀慢慢攀升至5%。
Those who disagreed with the CEO's viewpoint were gradually edged out of (= forced to leave) the company. 那些和总经理观点不一致的人慢慢地一个个被迫离开了公司。