[N-COUNT 可数名词]刘海儿;额前短垂发 A fringe is hair which is cut so that it hangs over your forehead.
[BRIT 英]
in AM, use 美国英语用bangs
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]穗;流苏;缘饰 A fringe is a decoration attached to clothes, or other objects such as curtains, consisting of a row of hanging strips or threads.
The jacket had leather fringes.
这件夹克有皮穗。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](某地的)周边,边缘 To be on thefringe or thefringesof a place means to be on the outside edge of it, or to be in one of the parts that are farthest from its centre.
[usu on the N of n]
...black townships located on the fringes of the city...
城市周边的黑人居住区
They lived together in a mixed household on the fringe of a campus.
他们一起住在校园边上一处男女合租的房子里。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](某活动或机构的)次要部分,极端部分,外围Thefringe or thefringesof an activity or organization are its less important, least typical, or most extreme parts, rather than its main and central part.
[usu pl]
The party remained on the fringe of the political scene until last year.
直到去年为止这个政党一直处在政治舞台的外围。
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[ADJ 形容词]次要的;非主流的;外围的Fringe groups or events are less important or popular than other related groups or events.
[ADJ n]
The monarchists are a small fringe group who quarrel fiercely among themselves.
君主主义者是一个内部争吵激烈的非主流的小团体。
...the numerous fringe meetings held during the party conference.
在全党大会期间召开的众多次要会议
Oxford
fringe/frɪndʒ; NAmEfrɪndʒ/
noun
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verb
fringefringesfringedfringingnoun _hair_comp.jpg _pigtails.jpg 1[countable , usually singular ]( BrE) (NAmEbangs[plural ])the front part of sb's hair that is cut so that it hangs over their forehead额前短垂发;刘海儿2[countable ]a strip of hanging threads attached to the edge of sth to decorate it (某物的)穗,缘饰,流苏3[countable ]a narrow strip of trees, buildings, etc. along the edge of sth (沿…边缘的)一排(树木、房屋等)◆a fringe of woodland一条林带◆Along the coast, an industrial fringe had already developed.沿海岸一片带状工业区已发展起来。4[countable ]( BrE) the outer edge of an area or a group (地区或群体的)边缘◆on the northern fringe of the city该市的北部边缘◆the urban/rural fringe市区╱农村边缘◆the fringes of society社会的边缘◆Nina remained on the fringe of the crowd.尼娜仍然在人群的边上。5[singular ](usuallythe fringe )groups of people, events and activities that are not part of the main group or activity (指群体、事情或活动)次要部份,外围◆Street musicians have been gathering as part of the festival fringe.街头音乐人正聚集起来,为会演作助兴演出。◆fringe meetings at the party conference党会议的一些分组会议IDIOMsee
lunatic
adj.verb[usually passive ]fringesth to form a border around sth 形成…的边缘◆The beach was fringed by coconut palms.沿海岸边长着椰子树。▶fringed/; NAmE/adjective◆a carpet with a fringed edge四边有穗子的地毯fringe/frɪndʒ; NAmEfrɪndʒ/fringed/; NAmE/
LDC
fringe1 noun
fringe2 adjective
fringe3 verb
fringefringe1 /frɪndʒ/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1British English if you have a fringe, your hair is cut so that it hangs down over your foreheadSYN bangs American English: a tall girl with straight brown hair and a fringe2a decorative edge of hanging threads on a curtain, piece of clothing etc3on the fringes (of something)a)not completely belonging to or accepted by a group of people who share the same job, activities etc: a small group on the fringes of the art worldb) (also on the fringe) at the part of something that is farthest from the centreSYN on the edge of something: Nina remained on the fringe of the crowd. → the lunatic fringe
at lunatic(3)
fringe1 noun
fringe2 adjective
fringe3 verb
fringefringe2 adjective [only before noun]
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fringe group/event/issue etc a group, event etc that is less important or popular than the main group etc, or whose opinions are not accepted by most other people involved in the same activityOPP mainstream: He used a party conference fringe meeting to defend terrorism. The environment is no longer a fringe issue. a fringe religious sect
fringe1 noun
fringe2 adjective
fringe3 verb
fringefringe3 verb [transitive]
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to be around the edge of something: A line of trees fringed the pool.
WDF
fringe
[frɪndʒ]fringed, fringing, fringes
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fringes[443]
边缘(88%),流苏(7%),用流苏修饰(2%),次要(1%),额外补贴(1%),镶边(1%)
n.边缘;穗;刘海
adj.边缘的;附加的
vt.加穗于
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