[N-COUNT 可数名词](容器的)边沿,边缘,外缘 The rim of a container such as a cup or glass is the edge that goes all the way round the top.
[usu with supp]
She looked at him over the rim of her glass.
她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](圆形物体的)边框,边缘 The rim of a circular object is its outside edge.
[usu with supp]
...a round mirror with white metal rim.
镶着白色金属边框的圆镜子
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](污垢等)一周,一圈 If there is a rim of dirt around a surface there is a dirty mark around it.
[usu N of n]
There was already a rim of dark hairs and soap round the basin.
洗脸盆边上已经有一圈黑头发和肥皂沫。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](篮球的)篮筐,篮圈 In basketball, the rim is the metal ring that holds the net through which players have to try to throw the ball to score.
[usu the N]
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Oxford
rim/rɪm; NAmErɪm/
noun
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verb
rimrimsrimmedrimmingnoun1the edge of sth in the shape of a circle (圆形物体的)边沿◆He looked at them over the rim of his glass.他从杯口的上方看着他们。◆The rims of her eyes were red with crying.她的眼眶都哭红了。◆spectacles with gold rims金框眼镜2the metal edge of a wheel onto which the tyre is fixed 轮辋;轮圈3-rimmedadjectivehaving a particular type of rim有…框(或边)的◆gold-rimmed spectacles金框眼镜◆red-rimmed eyes (= for example, from crying)眼眶红红的眼睛☞see also
horn-rimmed
verb(-mm-)[often passive ]rimsth ( formal) to form an edge around sth 形成…的边沿;给…镶边rim/rɪm; NAmErɪm/
LDC
rim1 noun
rim2 verb
rimrim1 /rɪm/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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1the outside edge of something circularrim of the rim of a glass plates with a gold band around the rim► see thesaurus at
edge
2gold-rimmed/red-rimmed etc with a gold, red etc rim: gold-rimmed spectacles red-rimmed eyes—rimless adjective: rimless glasses
rim1 noun
rim2 verb
rimrim2 verb (past tense and past participle rimmed, present participle rimming) [transitive] literary
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to be around the edge of something: His eyes were rimmed with fatigue.
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