n.[C]

1. 穗，緣飾，流蘇；蓬邊
2. 穗狀物；（頭髮的）劉海
   She wore her hair in a fringe.

   她留著劉海。

3. 邊緣；界線[P1][（+of）]
   They put up tents on the fringes of the woods.

   他們在樹林邊緣搭起帳篷。

4. 初級知識

vt.

1. 加穗於，在……上裝以緣飾[（+with）]
2. 是……的邊緣
   The ancient city was fringed with wall.

   這座古城四周圍著城牆。

   A line of palm trees fringe the swimming pool.

   游泳池邊緣圍了一圈棕櫚樹。

a.[B]

1. 邊緣的，外部的
2. 【美】從屬的；附加的
   These measures will help reduce fringe costs.

   這些措施有助於減少附加費用。

3. 極端的，偏激的
   The disturbance was made by a fringe group.

   騷亂是由一個偏激集團製造的。

n.

1. a border of threads, tassels, or twists, used to edge clothing or material.
2. chiefly Brit. the front part of someone's hair, cut so as to hang over the forehead.
   ▸a natural border of hair or fibres in an animal or plant.
3. the outer or marginal part of something.
   ▸ [as modifier] not part of the mainstream; unconventional:

   fringe theatre.
4. a band of contrasting brightness or darkness produced by diffraction or interference of light.
   ▸a strip of false colour in an optical image.
5. US short for fringe benefit.

v.