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margin n.页边的空白,(湖、池等的)边缘,极限,利润,差数,(时间、金额等的)富余 vt.加边于,加旁注于 The blank space around the edges of a sheet of paper — as with the page of a book — that surrounds the text is called the margin. It serves a few purposes: (1) The paper can be bound into a book without covering up the words; (2) If you are a teacher, student, or editor, you can make comments or notes in the margin. (3) If you're bored in class, you can doodle there. ★★★☆☆ 2010.5

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['ma:dʒin] An amount beyond the minimum necessary is called the margin. If you sell craft items, you need to build in a profit margin so that you actually make money on the sale. You'll go broke if you sell mittens for $10 that cost you $15 to make. Moreover, average overall margins are higher in wholesale than in retail. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指选票或比分的)差额，差数 A margin is the difference between two amounts, especially the difference in the number of votes or points between the winner and the loser in an election or other contest.   [with supp]They could end up with a 50-point winning margin...他们最终可能会以50分的优势获胜。The Sunday Times remains the brand leader by a huge margin...《星期日泰晤士报》仍以巨大的优势稳居报业龙头的地位。The margin in favor was 280-to-153.赞成票以280票比153票的优势领先。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]页边空白；页边；白边 The margin of a written or printed page is the empty space at the side of the page. She added her comments in the margin.她在页边的空白处写下了评语。3[N-VAR 可变名词]余地；富余 If there is a margin for something in a situation, there is some freedom to choose what to do or decide how to do it.   [with supp]The money is collected in a straightforward way with little margin for error...钱是直接筹集上来的，不太容易出错。These charges can carry prison terms of up to five years, though there's a wide margin of discretion...尽管量刑幅度很大，但是这些指控仍面临长达5年的刑期。Out in front, Clarke had built up such a sizeable safety margin that he eased the pace and started cruising.克拉克远远地开在前面，已保持了一段足够长的安全车距，他于是放慢车速，开始定速巡航。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]边缘；边沿 The margin of a place or area is the extreme edge of it.   [with supp]...the low coastal plain along the western margin...沿着西部边缘的地势低平的沿海平原These islands are on the margins of human habitation.这些岛屿位于人类聚居地的边缘。5[N-PLURAL 复数名词]（社会、群体或活动中的）边缘地位，非主体地位 To be on the margins of a society, group, or activity means to be among the least typical or least important parts of it.   [with supp]Students have played an important role in the past, but for the moment, they're on the margins.学生过去曾经发挥了重要的作用，不过现在他们变得无足轻重了。...signs of the party's rapid retreat to the political margins.该党在政治上迅速失势的种种迹象6See also:profit margin；

英语单词	margin
英美音标	['ma:dʒin]
中文释义	n.页边的空白,(湖、池等的)边缘,极限,利润,差数,(时间、金额等的)富余 vt.加边于,加旁注于
vocab简明	An amount beyond the minimum necessary is called the margin. If you sell craft items, you need to build in a profit margin so that you actually make money on the sale. You'll go broke if you sell mittens for $10 that cost you $15 to make.
vocab扩展	The blank space around the edges of a sheet of paper — as with the page of a book — that surrounds the text is called the margin. It serves a few purposes: (1) The paper can be bound into a book without covering up the words; (2) If you are a teacher, student, or editor, you can make comments or notes in the margin. (3) If you're bored in class, you can doodle there.
真题原句	Moreover, average overall margins are higher in wholesale than in retail.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指选票或比分的)差额，差数 A margin is the difference between two amounts, especially the difference in the number of votes or points between the winner and the loser in an election or other contest. [with supp] They could end up with a 50-point winning margin... 他们最终可能会以50分的优势获胜。 The Sunday Times remains the brand leader by a huge margin... 《星期日泰晤士报》仍以巨大的优势稳居报业龙头的地位。 The margin in favor was 280-to-153. 赞成票以280票比153票的优势领先。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]页边空白；页边；白边 The margin of a written or printed page is the empty space at the side of the page. She added her comments in the margin. 她在页边的空白处写下了评语。 3 [N-VAR 可变名词]余地；富余 If there is a margin for something in a situation, there is some freedom to choose what to do or decide how to do it. [with supp] The money is collected in a straightforward way with little margin for error... 钱是直接筹集上来的，不太容易出错。 These charges can carry prison terms of up to five years, though there's a wide margin of discretion... 尽管量刑幅度很大，但是这些指控仍面临长达5年的刑期。 Out in front, Clarke had built up such a sizeable safety margin that he eased the pace and started cruising. 克拉克远远地开在前面，已保持了一段足够长的安全车距，他于是放慢车速，开始定速巡航。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]边缘；边沿 The margin of a place or area is the extreme edge of it. [with supp] ...the low coastal plain along the western margin... 沿着西部边缘的地势低平的沿海平原 These islands are on the margins of human habitation. 这些岛屿位于人类聚居地的边缘。 5 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]（社会、群体或活动中的）边缘地位，非主体地位 To be on the margins of a society, group, or activity means to be among the least typical or least important parts of it. [with supp] Students have played an important role in the past, but for the moment, they're on the margins. 学生过去曾经发挥了重要的作用，不过现在他们变得无足轻重了。 ...signs of the party's rapid retreat to the political margins. 该党在政治上迅速失势的种种迹象 6 See also:profit margin ；
来源	2010.5

Margin [With Supp N Count 可数名词 Called Sell Make