1.edge用作名词时的意思是“边”“刃”,转化为动词时意思是“给…形成边”“使锐利”。引申则可表示“侧身徐徐移动”。
2.edge作“给…形成边”“使锐利”解时是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
3.edge作“侧身缓缓移动”解时,一般用作不及物动词,常和away, in, out等连用。

edge away(v.+adv.)
1.悄悄离开(尤指侧着身子) move away, especially sideways, without being noticed
▲edge away
Seeing the sick child had fallen asleep, the doctor edged away.见生病的孩子已经入睡,医生便悄悄走开了。
▲edge away from sb
He edged away from the thug.他悄悄地躲开了那个暴徒。
2.慢慢启航 sail slowly away
▲edge away
The little boat edged away quietly, while no one was looking.趁没人注意,小船悄悄离岸而去。
▲edge away from sth
The shop edged away from the shore.船徐徐离岸。

edge down(v.+adv.)
1.慢慢向下移动 move down slowly
▲edge down from sth
The climber edged slowly down from the summit of the mountain.那名登山运动员慢慢地从山顶向山下移动。
2.慢慢驶近 sail slowly near to (sth)
▲edge down upon sth
A small boat edged down upon the big steamer.一只小艇缓缓驶近那艘大轮船。

edge in(v.+adv.)
1.插(话) be able to speak (words) in the middle of other loud or continuous talking
▲edge sth ⇔ in
He edged in a word.他顺便插进一句话。
The noise at the party was so loud that I was hardly able to edge in a remark at all.聚会上人声嘈杂,我几乎连一句话也插不进去。
2.逐渐移动 move gradually (towards sb)
▲edge in
Though it was crowded, he managed to edge in.虽然人很多,他还是挤进去了。
▲edge sth ⇔ in
There's a small crowd round the speaker, but try to edge your way in.演讲者周围已经有了一些人,不过你还得努力挤进去。
▲edge in on sb
I tried to edge in on the singer to speak to him, but he was surrounded by other questioners.我想凑近那位歌星和他说说话,可是他却被其他提问者团团围住。

edge into(v.+prep.)
▲edge oneself/sth into sth
1.慢慢挤进 move slowly into
She edged her way into the hall.她慢慢挤进了大厅。
He edged the tool into the crevice.他把刀具插进裂缝里。
Cage edged the book into the shelf.凯奇把那本书插入书架。
He edged himself into the best society.他一步步地跻身于上流社会。
2.慢慢取得 gain (sb's belief, love, etc.) slowly
Facer edged himself into Mary's affections.费塞逐渐赢得了玛丽的爱情。

edge off1(v.+adv.)
慢慢启航 sail slowly away
▲edge off
The steamer edged off.汽船徐徐离去。

edge off2(v.+prep.)
把(某人)挤出… put (sb) out of place
▲edge sb off sth
He edged me off the road.他把我挤出了马路。

edge on(v.+adv.)
怂恿,煽动 instigate
▲edge sb ⇔ on
◇ 常用于be ～ed结构
The fight would probably never have begun if one of the boys had not been edged on by a couple of bystanders.要不是其中一个孩子受到几个旁观者的挑唆,这场架也许根本就打不起来。

edge out(v.+adv.)
排挤; 取代胜过 put (sb/sth) out of place
▲edge sb/sth ⇔ out
He's been running the company for years, but they're trying to edge him out.他经营这家公司已有多年,但他们正设法把他排挤出去。
Ade was winning the race until the thin boy edged him out.赛跑中艾德就要取胜了,可是那位瘦瘦的小伙子却超过了他。
Kennedy edged out Nixon in the 1960 presidential election.肯尼迪在1960年总统大选中击败了尼克松。
The home team edged out the visitors.主队小胜客队。
Home-made goods are edging out imported foreign goods.国产货正逐步取代进口货物。

edge through(v.+prep.)
慢慢挤〔通〕过… move gradually through some place
▲edge oneself/sth through sb/sth
He edged himself through the crowd.他从人群中挤过。
They edged the piano through the door.他们把钢琴慢慢抬过门去。

edge toward(v.+prep.)
朝…方向慢慢移动 move slowly toward
▲edge toward sb/sth
Toward the end of the speech some members of the audience began to edge toward the door.接近演讲尾声时,一部分观众开始慢慢向门口移动。

edge up(v.+adv.)
慢慢向上边靠拢 rise upward slowly
▲edge up
Prices have been stable for a while, but they are beginning to edge up again now.物价曾一度稳定,但现在又开始慢慢上涨了。

edge with(v.+prep.)
给…镶边 supply (an object) with a border
▲edge sth with sth
My old grandmother always used to edge her table-cloth with lace.我的老祖母总是习惯把桌布镶上花边。
She edged the sleeve with lace.她给袖子镶上花边。
The old man edged the path with trees.那位老人在小路边种上了树木。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The beautiful garden was edged with flowering trees.那个美丽的花园四周围有开花的树木。
The main street was edged on both sides with dirty decaying buildings.那条主要街道的两边都是些肮脏、破败的房子。
His voice was edged with menace.他的话里带有威胁的味道。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
The climbers edged along the cliff.攀登者沿着悬崖边侧身移动。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
Tulips edged the garden.郁金香环绕着花园的四周。
Factories edged the waterfront.工厂林立江边。
The knife is blunt.I'll edge it.这把刀钝了,我要把它磨一磨。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The tools need to be edged.这些工具需要磨一磨。

［同义词］ n. border, boundary, brink, margin, rim, threshold v. border, trim; inch, sidle
［反义词］ n. centre, middle
［词源］  ＜中古英语egge＜古英语ecg(角)

1.edge用作名词的基本意思是“边,棱,边缘”,还可指“刀口〔刃〕”。引申可指精力的“极限”、战争的“边缘”、语言〔气〕的“尖锐〔刻〕”等,还可指“优势”。
2.have the edge on〔over〕的意思是“略微胜过，比…稍强”；take the edge off的意思是“使…减弱”； on edge的意思是“紧张不安，烦躁”。

have the edge on〔over〕
略微胜过,比…稍强 be slightly better than or have a slight advantage over
Kehr has the edge on the other students because she spent half a year in France.凯尔在法国呆过半年,所以比其他同学稍强一些。
Ade had the edge over his opponent.艾德比对手略占上风。

on edge
紧张不安,烦躁 nervous
Cage was on edge when waiting for her exam results.在等候考试结果时,凯奇坐立不安。
I'm sorry if I was rude to you—I'm a bit on edge at the moment.要是我冒犯了你,那我很抱歉——我此刻有点烦躁。

set sb's teeth/nerves on edge
使某人心烦意乱〔不舒服〕 make sb upset or uncomfortable
This long wait for news of my son's whereabouts has set my nerves on edge.我由于迟迟得不到关于儿子下落的消息而心烦意乱。

take the edge off
使…减弱 lessen the force of
That'll take the edge off your hunger.那会给你填填肚子,使你不会觉得太饿。
Her smile took the edge off his anger.她的微笑缓和了他的怒气。

The edges of the paper have been lapped over.纸边卷起来。
He files away the rough edges.他把粗毛边锉去。
Double over the edge before sewing.在缝纫时先把边折过来。
The boat is built by lapping the edge of one board over the board underneath.用一块木板的边压在下面的一块木板上,船就这样造出来。
We must glue the mat down at the edges to stop it curling.我们必须把垫子的边角粘住才能使它不卷。
I could hear birds whistling at the edge of the woods and the Prussians drilling in the meadow behind the sawmill.我可以听到鸟儿在树林边的叫声和普鲁士士兵在踞木厂后边草地上操练的声音。
We loafed for hours along the water's edge.我们在水边闲谈了几个小时。
The wolves have been howling away on the edge of the forest for hours.那些狼在林边一直嚎叫了几个小时。
Can you stand a coin up on its edge?你能把硬币直立起来吗?
The hut hung half over the edge of the precipice.那间小屋有一半悬在峭壁边上。
The river determined the edge of the property.那条河成了地产的界线。
The blade has lost its edge.刀口已经不再锋利了。
I picked the knife and sharpened the edge.我捡起刀,把刀口磨快。
I blunted the edge of the knife yesterday.昨天我把刀刃弄钝了。
This hard wood turns the edge of the saw.这种硬木会使锯齿卷曲。
He had reached the edge of the exhaustion.他差不多已精疲力竭了。
His stomach seemed to ease; the edge was off.他的胃似乎好受一些,最难受的时刻已经过去了。
The world had been brought to the edge of war.世界被推到了战争的边缘。
It was announced with an edge.宣布这条公告时的口气是尖锐的。
Her remark has a biting edge to it.她讲的话很尖刻。
There was a new edge to her voice now, and she spoke louder.这时她的话音里露出了尖刻的调子,嗓门也高了起来。
They toil as waitresses and day labours and live on the edge.她们白天做苦工,晚上当女招待,日子是艰苦的。
The edge was with her.优势在她一边。
They have lost the edge.他们已经失去了优势。
They still maintain a nuclear edge.他们仍然保持着核优势。
Imes obtained the edge and was held sure to win in the election.艾姆斯取得了优势,据信必将在选举中获胜。
You will increase your edge by anticipating questions the interviewer might raise.事先估计一下主持面试者可能提出的问题对你有好处。

give sb the (rough) edge of one's tongue, get the (rough) edge of sb's tongue
这两个短语意思不同:前者意为“痛斥某人”,后者意为“遭到某人痛斥”。试比较:
The teacher gave her pupils the rough edge of her tongue because they were so noisy.
因为那些孩子太吵,老师痛斥了他们。
The pupils got the rough edge of their teacher's tongue because they were so noisy.
学生们因为太吵而遭到了老师的痛斥。

edge, brim, brink, margin, rim, verge
参见brink条。