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