margin

n

• ① 边,缘;端;岸
  • sit on the margin of a lake坐在湖边

• ② 栏外;书页边的空白
  • write in the margin写在栏外
  • make notes on the margin of a page在书页栏外加注

• ③ (接近)界限(的状态)
  • the margin of endurance忍耐的界限
  • a joke that is on the margin of good taste有点不登大雅之堂的笑话

• ④ 1(时间、经费等的)余裕;(活动等的)余地2(错误等的)余地
  • We have a comfortable margin to catch the train.我们有充分的余裕去搭那班火车。
  • allow a margin for error准许到某种程度的误差

• ⑤ 1(时间的)差2(得票等的)票差
  • by a huge [wide] margin以巨大的差距
  • The vote was 35 to 25, a margin of ten.表决结果是三十五票对二十五票,相差十票。

• ⑥ 【商】买卖价之差价,盈余,利润
  • a large [narrow] margin大幅[微小]的利润
  • a low profit margin低利润
  • margins on liquors酒类的利润
  • The price leaves no margin of profit.这样的价格没有赚头。

• ⑦ 【股票】保证金