margin

margin

['mɑ:dʒin]

n.边缘, 余地, 幅度, 利润, 差额, 页边空白, 定金
vt.加边于, 为…付保证金

例句与用法:

Please write on both sides of the paper, and don't write in the margin.

请在纸的正反两面书写,但不要写在四周的边上。

The computer has been programmed (to calculate the gross profit margin on all sales).

计算机已输入了程序指令(以计算各项销售的毛利率).

There was a nice red tick in the margin.

边上打了一个漂亮的红勾。

He left early and caught the train by a good margin.

他很早动身,有充裕的时间赶上火车。

Leave a good safety margin between your car and the next.

要在你的汽车和另一辆车之间留出一段足够的安全距离。

The little boy likes to make notes in the margin of books.

小男孩喜欢在书页空白边上做笔记。

He beat the other runners by a margin of ten seconds.

他比其他运动员早10秒钟到达终点。

词形变化:

形容词: margined | 动词过去式: margined | 动词过去分词: margined | 动词现在分词: margining | 动词第三人称单数: margins |


n.[C]

1. 边, 边沿, 边缘

We came to the margin of the wood.

我们来到树林的边缘。

2. 页边空白; 栏外

He made some notes in the margin.

他在页边空白处做笔记。

3. 极限, 限度

They were an old couple living on the margin of respectability.

他们是一对老夫妻, 过着几乎是不太体面的日子。

4. (时间, 花费上保留的)余地, 余裕

We allowed a margin of twenty minutes in case the bus was late.

我们预留二十分钟宽裕时间, 以防汽车晚点。

5. 差数; 幅度

He passed the exam by a narrow margin.

他勉强通过考试。

6. 利润; 赚头

This price will allow a good margin of profit.

这一价格可获厚利。

7. 保证金, 定金

The reserve board raised margins from 50 to 60 percent.

联邦储备银行董事会将定金从百分之五十提高到百分之六十。

vt.

1. 加边于; 成为……的边

The shore was margined with foam.

岸边都是泡沫。

2. 加旁注于

Every page was margined with comments.

每页的页边上都加了评注。

3. 【商】为……付保证金


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