edging

英 ['edʒɪŋ] 美['ɛdʒɪŋ]
  • n. 边缘;[服装] 边饰

词态变化


复数: edgings;

双语例句


1. He is edging ahead in the opinion polls.
他在民意测验中的支持率正一点点攀升。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Homemade goods are edging out imported foreign goods.
国产货正逐步取代进口货物.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Home - made goods are edging out imported foreign goods.
国产货正在取代进口货.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. The retail price index for September is expected to show inflation edging up to about 10.8 per cent.
预计9月份的零售价格指数将显示通货膨胀率已逼近10.8%。

来自柯林斯例句

5. " I'll try to,'said Bob smiling, and edging closer to Carrie.
“ 我会尽力而为, " 鲍勃含着笑说, 挨近嘉莉一些.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

英文词源


edging (n.)
1570s, "the putting of a border," verbal noun from edge (v.). Meaning "a border, that which is added to form an edge" is from 1660s; that of "the trimming of lawn edges" is from 1858.