the empty space at the side of a written or printed page 页边空白;白边 the left-hand/right-hand margin 左/右页边 a narrow/wide margin 窄/宽空白边 - in the margin
notes scribbled in the margin 随手写在页边上的笔记
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- generous
- wide
- narrow
- …
- adjust
- leave
- set
- …
- at the margin
- in the margin
- [usually singular]
the amount of time, or number of votes, etc. by which somebody wins something (获胜者在时间或票数上领先的)幅度,差额,差数 He won by a narrow margin. 他以微小的差额获胜。 - by a margin of something
She beat the other runners by a margin of ten seconds. 她以领先十秒的优势战胜了其他赛跑者。 Members voted by a margin of 7–1 to become a public limited company. 成员以7比1的票数成为上市有限公司。
Extra ExamplesHe had an 18-second margin over his nearest rival. 他比实力最接近的对手领先了 18 秒。 He won by the narrowest of margins. 他以极微弱的优势获胜。 The amendment passed by an overwhelming margin. 修正案以压倒性多数票获得通过。 The election is likely to be decided by razor-thin margins. 选举很可能会以极微弱的差额决定胜负。 The winning margin was only 8 seconds. 胜负的差距只有 8 秒。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- winning
- comfortable
- considerable
- …
- have
- by a margin
- margin over
- by the largest, narrowest, etc. of margins
- a margin of victory
- (also profit margin)(
business )商业 the difference between the cost of buying or producing something and the price that it is sold for 利润率 Extra ExamplesTopics Businessc1How does the company get by with such razor-thin margins? 如此薄利公司如何支撑下去? The company relies on fat margins from luxury models. 公司靠豪华车赚取丰厚利润。 They are operating at very low margins. 他们以很低的利润在经营。 They hope to improve their margins on computers. 他们希望提高计算机的利润。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fat
- high
- large
- …
- achieve
- have
- operate at
- …
- increase
- widen
- narrow
- …
- at a margin
- margin on
- [usually singular]
an extra amount of something such as time, space, money, etc. that you include in order to make sure that something is successful 余地;备用的时间(或空间、金钱等) a safety margin 安全距离 The narrow gateway left me little margin for error as I reversed the car. 门口狭窄,弄得我倒车时几乎不能出任何差错。
Extra ExamplesThe schedule left no margin for error. 这份日程表不容出错。 We have substantial reserves, which provide a good margin for uncertainties. 我们有充足的储备,足以应付不确定的因素。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- greater
- wide
- …
- allow (somebody/something)
- give (somebody/something)
- leave
- …
- margin for
- a margin for error
- a margin of error
- a margin of safety
- …
- (formal)
the extreme edge or limit of a place 边缘;极限;界限 the eastern margin of the Indian Ocean 印度洋的东岸
- [usually plural]
the part that is not included in the main part of a group or situation synonym fringe边缘部分;非主体部分 - on the margins of something
people living on the margins of society 生活在社会边缘的人
- on the margins of something
- (Australian English, New Zealand English)
an amount that is added to a basic wage, paid for special skill or responsibility (基本工资以外的)技术津贴,职务补贴
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin margo, margin- ‘edge’.