fringe

fringe

[frindʒ]

n.流苏, 边缘, 次要, 额外补贴
vt.用流苏修饰,镶边

例句与用法:

The fringe benefits of this job include a car and free health insurance.

这工作的附加福利包括一辆小汽车和免费健康保险。

Your correspondent had only touched upon the fringe of the matter.

你的报导只谈到了问题的次要部分。

The lunatic fringe are ignored by most members of the party.

绝大部分党员对极端分子不予理睬。

The estate was fringed with stately elms.

那片地以挺拔的榆树为边界。

A fringe of trees stood round the pool.

池塘四周耸立着一圈树木。

词形变化:

形容词: fringy | 动词过去式: fringed | 动词过去分词: fringed | 动词现在分词: fringing | 动词第三人称单数: fringes |


n.[C]

1. 穗, 缘饰, 流苏; 蓬边

2. 穗状物; (头发的)刘海

She wore her hair in a fringe.

她留着刘海。

3. 边缘; 界线[P1][(+of)]

They put up tents on the fringes of the woods.

他们在树林边缘搭起帐篷。

4. 初级知识

vt.

1. 加穗于, 在……上装以缘饰[(+with)]

2. 是……的边缘

The ancient city was fringed with wall.

这座古城四周围着城墙。

A line of palm trees fringe the swimming pool.

游泳池边缘围了一圈棕榈树。

a.[B]

1. 边缘的, 外部的

2. 【美】从属的; 附加的

These measures will help reduce fringe costs.

这些措施有助于减少附加费用。

3. 极端的, 偏激的

The disturbance was made by a fringe group.

骚乱是由一个偏激集团制造的。


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