margin
noun
ˈmɑːdʒɪən
noun
1
the
empty
space
at
the
side
of
a
page
页边的空白，页边，白边
Someone
had
scribbled
a
note
in
the
margin
.
有人在页边写了几笔。
Use
double
spacing
and
wide
margins
to
leave
room
for
comments.
用双倍行距和宽松的页边空白，这样可以有地方写评注。
2
the
difference
in
the
number
of
votes,
points
etc
that
exists
between
the
winners
and
the
losers
of
a
competition
or
election
〔竞赛或选举中胜方和负方在选票上或得分上的〕差数
by
a
wide/narrow/significant
etc
margin
They’re
a
world-class
team
and
it
was
no
surprise
that
they
won
by
such
a
wide
margin.
他们是世界一流水平的队伍，以如此大的分差赢得比赛不足为奇。
by
a
margin
of
10
points/100
votes
etc
The
bill
was
approved
by
a
margin
of
55
votes.
这项法案以 55 票的多数通过了。
3
the
difference
between
what
it
costs
a
business
to
buy
or
produce
something
and
what
they
sell
it
for
利润，赚头
Margins
are
low
and
many
companies
are
struggling.
利润很少，很多公司在苦苦挣扎。
Within
10
years
they
had
a
gross
profit
margin
of
50%.
10 年里他们的毛利润达到了 50%。
4
an
additional
amount
of
something
such
as
time,
money,
or
space
that
you
include
in
order
to
make
sure
that
you
are
successful
in
achieving
something
余地; 备用的时间 （金钱，空间）
usually singular 一般用单数
It’ll
take
about
30
minutes
to
dry
but
I’d
allow
a
safety
margin
of,
say,
another
10
minutes.
要 30 分钟左右才能干，不过保险一点，再加 10 分钟吧。
5
margin of error
the
degree
to
which
a
calculation
might
or
can
be
wrong
误差值，误差幅度
The
survey
has
a
margin
of
error
of
2.1%.
这次调查的误差值为 2.1%。
6
margin for error
how
many
mistakes
you
can
make
and
still
be
able
to
achieve
something
出错的余地
At
this
late
stage
in
the
competition
there
is
no
margin
for
error.
在这个比赛的最后阶段不允许出现任何差错。
7
the
edge
of
something,
especially
an
area
of
land
or
water
[术语或文] 〔尤指地域或水域的〕边缘，边隅
technical or literary
the
western
margin
of
southern
Africa
非洲南部的西隅
8
on the margin(s)
a
person
on
the
margins
of
a
situation
or
group
has
very
little
power,
importance
or
influence
处于边缘地位，处于非主体地位〔意为无权无势，缺乏影响力〕;
unemployed
youths
living
on
the
margins
of
society
生活在社会边缘的失业青年