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

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

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 |

词义辨析

同义:

n.边沿, 边缘

border  edge  rim  

同义参见:

skirt  side  freedom  room  corner  circuit  division  lip  latitude  brink  brim  

英英释义

名词 margin:

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

同义词：border, perimeter

an amount beyond the minimum necessary

the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities

同义词：security deposit

(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold

同义词：gross profit, gross profit margin

the blank space that surrounds the text on a page

a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

同义词：allowance, leeway, tolerance

a strip near the boundary of an object

同义词：edge

补充

marginmargin英:[ˈmɑ:dʒin] 美:[ˈmɑrdʒɪn]n.1.页边空白He has the habit of making notes on the margin while reading.他读书时有在页边空白处作注释的习惯。2.边, 边缘The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。3.差数, 差额; 余地We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。

例句

1. the low coastal plain along the western margin沿着西部边境延伸的地势低平的沿海平原 2. We came to the margin of the wood.我们到了树林的边缘。 3. These islands are on the margins of human habitation.这些小岛处于人类聚居地的边缘。 4. Leave a wide margin for your own notes.在页边留一个宽白边, 便于自己做笔记。 5. Put a tick in the margin.在空白处画勾。 6. They get a tick in the margin to show that it's right.他们在空白处画了一个对钩表示它是正确的。 7. She added her comments in the margin.她在页边的空白处加上了评语。 8. Write notes in the margin.把笔记写在页边的空白处。 9. Draw a margin down the left-hand side.在左边画一条边界线。 10. Some margin for manoeuvre exists.还有一些回旋的余地。 11. Out in front, Clarke had built up such a sizeable safety margin that he eased the pace and started cruising.克拉克远远地开在前面, 已保持了一段足够长的安全距离, 于是放慢了速度, 开始巡航。 12. I hope they will allow a decent margin for error.我希望他们能够允许一个较大的误差值。 13. The money is collected in a straightforward way with little margin for error.钱是直接募集上来的, 基本上没有误差。 14. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.这次调查有3.4个百分点的正负误差范围。 15. It sports a G4 processor running at either 1.2 or 1.4 GHz, which places it right at the margin between low- and moderate-power.它使用的是以1.2或1.4千兆赫运行的第四代处理器, 其范围处于低功率和中等功率之间。 16. Millions live close to the margin while corruption is rife.腐败盛行时, 数百万的人在这个边缘徘徊。 17. signs of the party's rapid retreat to the political margins该政党迅速退向政治边缘的迹象 18. Students have played an important role in the past, but for the moment, they're on the margins.学生们过去发挥了重要作用, 但现在处于边缘地带。 19. a life of drug addiction and crime on the margins of society为毒瘾和犯罪所累而被排斥在主流社会之外的一生 20. A large margin separated the parties.党派之间的差距显著。 21. They could end up with a 50-point winning margin.他们最终可能以领先50分的成绩取胜。 22. The Sunday Times remains the brand leader by a huge margin.《星期日泰晤士报》仍然是遥遥领先的最畅销报纸。 23. The margin in favor was 280-to-153.赞成一方以280票比153票的优势领先。 24. According to officials, the margin of victory was 54-26.据官员们说, 获胜时的领先幅度为54比26。 25. Failing to achieve your goals, even only by a small margin, is not good for self-esteem.没有实现自己的目标, 哪怕是只差一步, 也会伤害自尊心。 26. They won by a small margin of five seats.他们仅以领先5个席位的优势获胜。 27. Uruguayans voted by a narrow margin in a national plebiscite to uphold an amnesty.乌拉圭人在公民投票中以微弱的优势通过了特赦决议。 28. margins were steady at a healthy 16%.利润可观, 稳定地保持在16%。 29. Our sales were good, but our margins were down.我们的销量不错, 但利润却有所下降。 30. The company gave warning that operating margins would be below market expectations.公司警告说营业毛利可能低于市场预期。 31. exceptionally spiky dark green leaves, margined with cream格外尖长的深绿色叶子, 边缘呈淡黄色 32. Nicole Gilbert verified that the statement amount was accurate, but did not state the bonds were margined.妮科尔•吉尔伯特证实报表的金额准确无误, 但并没有说债券交付过保证金了。 33. They said they had margined up.他们说他们已付保证金了。 34. the eastern margin of the Indian Ocean.印度洋的东部边缘。 35. they were forced to live on the margins of society.他们被迫生活在社会的边缘。 36. they won by a convincing 17-point margin.他们以超出17分的好成绩获胜。 37. there was no margin for error.没有犯错误的余地。 38. the lighting is considerably brighter than before but is still at the margins of acceptability.灯光比以前要亮不少，但仍然还只在可接受度的下限。 39. its leaves are margined with yellow.它的叶子镶上了黄边。 40. [as adj. margined]a margined transaction.预付定金的交易。 41. [in combination]a wide-margined volume.一本宽页边的书。 42. He won by a wide/narrow/comfortable margin.他以很大的╱很小的╱足够的差距获胜。 43. the margins of the Pacific Ocean太平洋沿岸地区 44. Please write your name in the left/left-hand margin of the page.请把你的名字写在本页左边/左手边的空白处。 45. a book with wide/narrow margins一本页边空白部分很大/很小的书 46. We'll meet at the margin [=(more commonly) edge] of the forest.我们将在森林边上见面。 47. Mountains lie at the city's northern/southern margins.山脉位于城市的北边/南边。 48. We are trying to improve medical care for poor families living on the margins of society. [=poor families who are often forgotten or ignored by society]我们正努力改善那些生活在社会边缘的贫困家庭的医疗条件。 49. The business has been operating on the margins of respectability. [=has been operating in a way that is not truly respectable]这家企业一直经营得不太好。 50. a safety margin安全距离 51. We want the design to offer users a generous margin for error.我们希望这个设计能给使用者提供较大的误差余地。 52. The schedule allows us very little margin for error.这个安排几乎不允许我们出现什么差错。 53. The bullet missed his heart by a narrow/slim margin. [=the bullet narrowly missed his heart]这颗子弹差一点就击中了他的心脏。 54. We lost the election by a one-vote margin. [=we lost the election by one vote]我们仅以一票之差落选。 55. "She won by a margin of 3,000 votes."她以多出3000张选票当选。 56. He was the winner by a large/considerable margin.他以极大的优势获胜。 57. "The poll indicates that the President is supported by 54 percent of the voters, with a margin of error of 3 percent. [=it is possible that as few as 51 percent or as many as 57 percent of the voters support the President]"民意调查显示有54%的选民支持总统，误差幅度为3%。