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edgen. 1. cutting side of a blade,(fig.) sword鋒刃.(比喻)刀劍。 △2H.IV.4.1.93: “And consecrate commotion’sbitter edge?”使你把暴亂的兇刃神圣化? 2. sword刀劍。 △R.III. 5.4. 48 (5.5. 35):“Abate theedge of traitors,gracious Lord,”仁慈的主,使得叛徒們刀劍的鋒刃變鈍而不起作用。 3. stimulus,incitement刺激,激勵。 △Ham.3.1.26:“Good gentlemen,give him a further edge,” i.e.stimulate or incite him further,請二位去幫他進一步鼓起興頭。 4. cutting weapon,(fig.) perilous path along a narrowridge,narrow ledge利刃,(比喻)狹窄山脊上的危險小路,狹窄巖脊。 △2H.IV.1.1.170:“You knew he walked o’erperils,on an edge,/ More likely to fall in than to geto’er;”你知道他要經(jīng)歷種種危險、走在一條刀口般的狹窄小路上,掉下去的可能性比安然度過更大。 5. ?sharp instrument利刃。 ?sexual desire性欲。 △Ham.3.2. 263 (249):“It would cost you a groaningto take off mine edge.” (Hamlet’s remark is indecentin meaning.)你得呻吟一陣,才能掙脫我的鋒刃。 Phrases: edge of a feather-bed: i.e. some sexual escapage天鵝絨床邊,(指)風流韻事,溫柔鄉(xiāng)。 △Mer.2.2.179 (164):“tobe in peril of my life with the edge of a feather-bed,”在溫柔的床上還有性命之憂。 give to the edge of the sword: kill把…交給刀鋒,殺死。 △Mac.4.1.151:“give to the edge of the sword╱Hiswife,his babes,”把刀鋒加在他的妻子兒女身上。
edgevt. whet,sharpen磨利,磨快。 △H.V.3.5.38:“Up,princes,and,with spirit of honour edged╱ More sharper than your swords,hie to the field! ”(More sharper: double comparative) 起來吧,諸位王公們,把你們光榮的勇氣磨礪得比你們身上的寶劍還要鋒利,趕快奔向戰(zhàn)場! edge[ed?]n.邊緣,緣,邊沿,刀口,刃,優(yōu)勢 v.鑲邊,占優(yōu)勢,擠進 ◇ edge on it=not to put too fine a point on it 坦率地說,講實話 edge out 擠掉 edge sb. on=edge on sb.慫恿,煽動 give on edge to 加強 have an edge on 勝過 on the edge of在…邊緣,快要…/ set sb.’s teeth on edge 令人發(fā)指 take the edge off 減弱 ‖ edge ahead 逐步前進 edge angle 邊緣角 edge ball 擦邊球 edge city 邊緣城市 edge cover 冰刀套 edge cut 劍刃劈 edge decoration 書邊效應(yīng) edge effect 邊緣效應(yīng) edge light 邊緣光 edge of table 臺邊 edge of the blade 劍刃,臺的邊緣 edge of throwing circle 投擲圈的邊緣 edgy adj. 鋒利的,緊張的 edging n. 邊緣,磨(鑲)邊 edgeless adj.鈍的 edger n.磨邊器 |