n.

1. 邊，稜；邊緣[C][U]
   They lived in a house on the edge of a forest.

   他們住在森林邊緣一所房子裡。

2. 刃，刀口[C]
   He sharpened the edge of his knife on a grindstone.

   他在磨石上磨快了他的刀刃。

3. 優勢；優越條件[S]
   The Democrats hold the edge in the Senate.

   民主黨人在參議院中佔優勢。

4. （言語等）尖銳；敏銳；激烈[S1]
   His remark has a biting edge to it.

   他的話非常尖銳辛辣。

vt.

1. 使鋒利；將（刀）開刃
   You'll have to edge the knife, it's blunt.

   你得把這刀磨一磨，它鈍了。

2. 給……加上邊[（+with）]
   The main streets were edged on both sides with grass.

   主要街道兩邊都種上了草。

3. 使漸進；徐徐地移動；擠掉[O]
   She edged her chair nearer to the fireplace.

   她把椅子移近壁爐。

vi.

1. 徐徐移動；側著移動[Q]
   He edged to the front of the crowd.

   他側身擠到了人群前頭。

n.

1. the outside limit of an object, area, or surface.
   ▸an area next to a steep drop.
2. the sharpened side of a blade.
3. an intense or striking quality.
   ▸a quality or factor which gives superiority over close rivals:

   his cars have the edge over his rivals'.
4. the line along which two surfaces of a solid meet.

v.

1. provide with a border or edge.
2. move carefully or furtively.
3. (usu. edge out) informal defeat by a small margin.
4. give an intense or sharp quality to.
5. Cricket  strike (the ball) with the edge of the bat.