1 [C] the empty space at the side of a page in a book, etc 页边空白;(书页等的)空白边缘
2 [C] the amount of space, time, votes, etc by which you win sth (胜出的空间、时间、票数等的)差数,差额,差距:
He won by a wide/narrow/comfortable margin.他以很大的╱很小的╱足够的差距获胜。
3 [C] the amount of profit that a company makes on sth 利润额;盈利额
4 [C] the area around the edge of sth 边缘地区:
the margins of the Pacific Ocean太平洋沿岸地区
5 [U] an amount of space, time, etc that is more than you need 多余的空间或时间;余地:
It is a complex operation with little margin for error.这项手术很复杂,不能出丝毫的差错。
margin/ˋmɑrdʒIn; ˈmɑːdʒən or ˈmɑːdʒIn/n [C]1 the empty space at the side of a page 页边的空白: in the margin Write your marks in the margin. 在页边的空白处作出标记。2 the difference between the number of votes, points etc that the winners and the losers get in an election or competition〔选举或比赛中胜方和负方在选票或比分上的〕差数: They won by a wide margin (=by a lot of votes etc). 他们以很大的分差获胜。 3 technical the difference between what it costs a business to buy or produce something and how much they sell it for【术语】〔成本与售价间的〕差额﹐利润﹐赚头: a profit margin of 30% 30% 的利润4 margin of error the degree to which a calculation might or can be wrong 误差幅度﹐误差值