词汇 | fringe |
释义 | fringe noun[ C ] uk /frɪndʒ/ us /frɪndʒ/ fringenoun[C] (EDGE)C2 the outer part of an area: the southern fringe of the city城市的南部边缘 the outer fringes of the prairie Edges & extremities of objects apex apical apices bevel border bottom cap circumference edge extremity foot line of demarcation palm-fringed perimeter peripherally periphery rim spout tip verge fringenoun[C] (MINORITY)a part of a group that is not very powerful, or is more extreme than the main group, and does not include many of its members : the radical fringes of the party该党的外围激进派别 lunatic fringeThe pamphlet was generally dismissed as the work of a small lunatic fringe. fringe meetingHe attended several of the fringe meetings at the conference.在大会期间他参加了几场外围会议。 fringe candidateShe's a fringe candidate who has no real chance of getting elected. Of little or less importance be in/under someone's shadowidiom be neither here nor thereidiom big deal biggie derisory marginal meaningless meaninglessly meaninglessness mere picayune picture piddling piddly piffling unrevolutionary unserious unseriousness venial vestigial fringenoun[C] (DECORATION)a decorative edge of hanging narrow strips of material or threads on a piece of clothing or material: (衣服等边缘的)穗子,缘饰,流苏 a fringe around the edge of a tablecloth桌布边缘的流苏 JannHuizenga/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Decorations for clothes badged badging bemedalled epaulette eyelet flash fob frill frou-frou nacre piping pussy bow shoulder pad spangle stud studded tassel train trim trimming fringenoun[C] (HAIR)C2UK(USbangs) an area of hair hanging over the forehead (= part of the face above the eyes) that is cut shorter than the rest of the hair: 刘海儿,额前短垂发 a short fringe短刘海儿 Alexandra Jursova/Moment/GettyImages Hairstyles Afro Afro puff bandeau Bantu knots barnet blow-dry bowl cut chignon fade hair extension hairdo kiss curl pony pudding basin relaxed shake out shoulder-length sidelock skinhead undercut fringenoun[C] (GOLF)in golf, an area surrounding the green where the grass is longer than the grass on the green but shorter than the grass on the fairway : As she walked up to the green to survey her next shot, the ball began to roll down to the fringe. Fans loudly applauded his 30-foot putt across the green from the fringe. He came up well short on his third shot, the ball stopping on the front fringe. Only the putting surfaces on the greens and the fringe remain green, while the fairways are brown. He needed to hit the ball hard enough to cross the fringe and yet softly enough for it not to roll miles past the pin. Golf approach shot best ball better ball bogey bogie caddy carry chip dogleg greenside hazard hole hole out lay someone up long game rough tap waggle wedge yip fringe verb uk /frɪndʒ/ us /frɪndʒ/ be fringed with something If a place is fringed with something, that thing forms a border along the edge: 边缘有着… The river is fringed with wildflowers.河两岸长满了野花。 fringe | American Dictionaryfringe noun[ C ] us/frɪndʒ/ fringenoun[C] (EDGE)the outer or less important part of an area, group, or activity: There is some industry on the fringes of the city. His organization is a fringe group (= one that represents the views of a small number of people). fringenoun[C] (DECORATION)a decorative edge of narrow strips of material or threads on a piece of clothing or material fringe verb[ T ] us/frɪndʒ/ fringeverb[T] (FORM EDGE)to form a border around the edge of something: The coast is fringed with islands and beaches. fringe | Business Englishfringe noun[ C ] uk /frɪndʒ/us the outer or less important part of an area, group, or activity: the northern/eastern/southwestern, etc. fringeThe courthouse - on the northeastern fringe of downtown - will house district and bankruptcy courts. the fringe of sthThe share price soared and took the company to the fringe of the FTSE 100. These activities are very much on the fringe of their global operation. the extremist/radical/political fringe Examples of fringefringe On the fringes of this group, immediately below it, come twenty towns whose scores are close to the average. They were on the fringes of the official art world but did partly work or show underground. All are men of mature years with a settled habit of exploiting the community on whose fringes they exist. With the militia demand the term militarism entered the fringes of debate. What makes grammaticalization: a look from its fringes and its components. Wing fringes distinctly smoky grey; some of the hairs on the veins are also dark grey or smoky grey. Most workers, in consequence, were non-migrants, living in villages fringing the town that were relatively free from colonial control. From the peripheral position at the fringes they have occupied for more than two decades, theyjump to a central point of architectural relevance. Image processing was applied to find the fringes of characteristic etch pits that are typical for aqueous sedimentary grains. They complained in 1478, for example, that they were allocated stalls on the fringes of the cloth fairs. In the middle picture it can be seen that the fringes almost disappear, appear again, and then the brightness of the fringes decreases once more. The black lines represent the position of the reference fringes. The interference pattern is periodic in nature, consisting of alternate dark and bright fringes. Clear and well-defined fringes indicate that a stable phase relationship is conserved across all the generated visible spectrum. The lake margins are convoluted giving rise to numerous shallow bays fringed in many parts by large tropical swamps. See all examples of fringe These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withfringefringeThese are words often used in combination with fringe. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. eastern fringe That takes me round to the easternfringe of my diagram; namely, the children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 fringe candidate A vote for the most fringecandidate—the most way-out or wacky candidate—will count more often than those votes for the first or second preferences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 fringe element There may be a fringeelement of management concerned with tax evasion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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