marginmar•gin /'mɑːdʒɪn/

n C

1. 页边的空白

• She made notes in the margin of her text book. 她在课本的页边上记笔记。

2. (胜出的)余地；差数；差距

• We won by a narrow margin. 我们险胜。

• You must make sure that there is no margin for error. 你们一定要确定没有差错的可能。

3. (成本与售价的)差额，利润

• a narrow margin of profit 微利

4. 文 边缘(地区)

• on the margin of the island 在岛的边缘