margin
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT 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. 差数
They could end up with a 50-point winning margin. 他们最后可能会以50点的优势获胜。
2. N-COUNT The margin of a written or printed page is the empty space at the side of the page. 页边的空白
She added her comments in the margin. 她在页边空白处加上了她的评语。
3. N-VAR 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. 余地
The money is collected in a straightforward way with little margin for error. 这笔钱是直接募集上来的, 几乎没有出错的余地。
4. N-COUNT The margin of a place or area is the extreme edge of it. 边缘
...the low coastal plain along the western margin. …沿着西部边缘地带的低洼海岸平原。
5. N-PLURAL To be on the margins of a society, group, or activity means to be among the least typical or least important parts of it. 非主体部分
Students have played an important role in the past, but for the moment, they're on the margins. 学生们过去发挥了重要的作用，但现在，他们不再重要了。
6. →see also profit margin
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margin /ˈmɑːdʒɪn/ (margins)
剑桥词典
- The election was won by the very narrow margin of only 185 votes .
- She won the presidency by a wide margin.
- The president won the election by a razor-thin margin.
- The Democrats are ahead by a very narrow margin.
- The vote was passed by a margin of 13 to 9.
- Each new paragraph should be indented about two centimetres from the margin.
- She made some jottings in the margin of the book she was reading .
- She ornamented her letters with little drawings in the margin.
- Write your comments in the margin of the report in pencil .
margin noun (DIFFERENCE)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]the amount by which one thing is different from another
差数，差额
The Senate approved the use of military force by a margin of 52 votes to 47. 参议院以52票对47票通过了使用武力的提议。
The poll shows that the government is leading by the narrowest of margins. 民意调查显示，政府以极其微弱的优势领先。
例句
margin noun (PROFIT)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]the profit made on a product or service
利润
Our increased profits are due to improved margins and successful cost control . 我们盈利上涨，是因为改善了利润并成功地控制了开支。
Using cheap labour increases profit margin. 使用廉价劳动力可提高利润。
margin noun (OUTER PART)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]the empty space to the side of the text on a page , sometimes separated from the rest of the page by a vertical line
页边空白，白边
If I have any comments to make, I'll write them in the margin. 如果我有评语，就会写在页边的空白处。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
the outer edge of an area
边，缘，边沿，边缘
The plant tends to grow in the lighter margins of woodland areas . 这种植物往往生长在植被较稀疏的林地边缘。
on the margins of sth
If someone is on the margins of a group of people , they are part of that group , but different in important ways , and if someone is on the margins of an activity , they are only slightly involved .
（某人）处于…的边缘，对…稍有涉足
He spent the 1980s on the margins of British politics . 20世纪80年代他曾稍稍涉足英国政治。
We need to reach out to those on the margins of society . 政府需要关注处于社会边缘的人。
例句
margin noun (POSSIBILITY)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]something that makes a particular thing possible , such as an extra amount of money , time , etc. allowed that makes it possible to deal with an emergency
备用的（金钱，时间等）
There is not much margin for creativity in a job like this. 这样的工作没有什么空间让人施展创意。
They allow an additional safety margin of five minutes between planes taking off. 他们多给了5分钟时间作为飞机起飞之间的安全间隔。 返回 margin