1The edge or border of something.

印度洋的东部边缘。

1. 1.1 The blank border on each side of the print on a page.
   页面的空白边
   the notations in the margin

   Example sentencesExamples

   • This is fairly easy to accomplish by defining a bounding rectangle for the text that is the same width as the space between the page margins.
   • Answer using no more than six letters, a hand gesture, and the doodling space in the margins.
   • There are wide margins, only 29 lines to the page, and the print is, at a guess, 12 point.
   • A further dimension is added to the poem by a Scriptural place given in the page margin.
   • From then on the publisher is also mentioned - usually in the form of a seal on the print margin.
   • All I wanted was a two column template, centered, with wide margins on each side.
   • Any reference to work in the body of the text is usefully indexed with a page number in the margin directing the reader to further pictures.
   • The increased readability that results from these design changes is further enhanced by a bigger page size and wider margins.
   • Ever since then, I was always doodling in the margins of my papers or in spare notebooks.
   • At the end, in the margin, small red notations caught Mallory's eye.
   • The printer's advantage is that it can print without margins - making the pictures print out exactly like photos.
   • We dealt with that complaint by changing the page margins to get the total length down to where they wanted it without removing any text.
   • Some have holes punched in the margin so they can be kept in three-ring binders.
   • Folding down the corners of pages, scribbling in margins and breaking the spines of paperbacks are signs of a barbarian.
   • The most readable proposals have text running 4 inches or less across the page with graphics in the side margins or within the text.
   • The best scholarship applications adhere to specifications for margins, spacing, font size, and length.
   • A large space was left in the margin of the page for recording place of sleep, position of sleep and behaviour of the infant when awake.
   • In the documents of the last volume, drawn from the imperial court, you can read the Emperor's notations down the margins.
   • The holes are far greater than the space in this book given over to noticeably wide margins and blank space.
   • You might find quite a few prints with the left margin trimmed, thus making an identification by date impossible.

   Synonyms

   leeway, latitude, scope, room, room for manoeuvre, room to spare, space, allowance, extra, surplus
2. 1.2 A line ruled on paper to mark off a margin.
   页边线
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The children began in right earnest by first drawing a neat margin on the chart paper they were provided with.
   • How many still do, and still print the little black margins around their images to inform the viewer of their exacting practice?
   • You'd have to think about whether it's written in green ink, how steady or efficient or loopy or shaky or spidery is the handwriting, and whether it's written up to the margins and in tiny writing.
   • Students first draw a 2-inch margin around the edge of the paper, and then position the projected image on the paper.
   • At once I feel like I'm back at high school and I've been caught drawing margins without a ruler.
   • The children began in earnest by first drawing a neat margin on the chart paper they were provided with.

2An amount by which something is won.

他们以超出17分的好成绩获胜。

1. 2.1 An amount of something included so as to be sure of success or safety.
   （为确保做成某事或安全而留出的）余地
   there was no margin for error

   没有容许出现差错的任何余地。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The trouble is, of course, this doesn't happen by accident at all, and the margin for error is huge.
   • The Pesticide Residues Committee says that most of the contamination should not damage health because of the large safety margins.
   • With the number of states within the margin for error, that three percent could matter.
   • I've read them, I know what they say, I know how they derived the projections, and I know the margin for error.
   • At one point on Wednesday, my margin of safety was down to four miles and I was forced to spend the whole day at the oars to avoid making an impromptu landfall.
   • The high number of gear changes and the tiny margin for error inevitably leads to a very high attrition rate among the cars, and it is highly likely that less than half of the starters will finish.
   • But with the throttle screwed on, there is only the barest margin, and no room at all for mistakes.
   • And when borrowing ensure that a hefty margin of safety is built in to the amount that you can repay.
   • So margins of safety naturally get built into task time estimates.
   • Without them the margin for error has been reduced.
   • The risk caused by speeding on one occasion may be small, but the margin of safety is being reduced.
   • In fact, one of the roots of my concern is that nobody will know for sure when the safety margin has been eroded too far.
   • Be sure your available runway length provides an adequate margin for safety.
   • Yet the margin for error in this scenario is not infinite.
   • At the top end of the Premier Division, the margin for error is tiny.
   • Workers are on a roll now and have been dominant over all sides despite the narrow margins involved at times.
   • I think that a country that is that small does not have a big margin for error.
   • Most of the residues were below the maximum levels set by the government, which had large safety margins, they pointed out.
   • Because oxygen increases the margin of safety, climbing without it might increase the death rate.
   • Protein recommendations for athletes are commonly expressed in a range to include a safety margin.

   Synonyms

   leeway, latitude, scope, room, room for manoeuvre, room to spare, space, allowance, extra, surplus
2. 2.2 The furthest limit of possibility, success, etc.
   （可能性，成功等的）可容许的最低标准，下限
   the lighting is brighter than before but is still at the margins of acceptability

   灯光比以前要亮不少，但仍很勉强。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Yet the fact that he's about to shoot a new feature in colour with Bill Murray and other prominent stars also suggests he's willing to push the limits of those margins.
   • Desire and jealousy flourish at the margin of what is knowable, just beyond the limits of what Pandosto can see.
   • It is also just about possible, but only at the margins of plausibility, that the apostrophe inserted into Finnegans Wake is a deliberate mistake.
   • It can explore the margins and limits of the text and of classical theatre, and in the process demystify, even kill the text and the author and his authority.
   • Even without the threat of war, an operation of this size presses at the margins of possibility.
3. 2.3 A profit margin.
   盈余，利润
   launching these new products helped increase margins and market share

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The producer's expectation is to realize at least a maximized lower-level confidence limit of gross margin.
   • Caught in the middle of this war is the food processor, facing increasing pressure to deliver quality goods on paper thin margins.
   • He said price cuts of this magnitude have already wiped out any possibility of a margin on grazing cattle this summer.
   • The company also said it would diversify its copper product range to boost product margin.
   • It means good margins and possibly a reputation for beer selection that will draw customers from a larger area.
   • It has the highest margins and the best returns in its sector.
   • The problem is that the amount of handholding an average end-user needs in buying a computer exceeds the margin you could possibly make on selling it.
   • If he can get the product right, the M&S boss should be able to edge margins up.
   • There could be some pleasant news with respect to operating profits as revenues continue to grow and margins increase.
   • Borrowers and savers are losing out as banks and building societies boost their margins.
   • We've been working our little cotton socks off to source our chart albums within the EU at the lowest possible price and cutting our margins even more.
   • It also expects its loss to shrink - we'd hope so, given those margins - to $2 million and possibly even to zero.
   • At the same time, the IRA said, the firms are passing on their increased costs to consumers and increasing their own margins and profits.
   • It works, and it greatly increases your chance for success, but it limits your margins.
   • Generally thin starting margins suggest little room for manoeuvre on profits when the unexpected happens.
   • I accept the margins in farming are tight and profits are well down but trying to balance the books at the expense of asylum seekers is not acceptable.
   • So the cost of production & selling must be as low as possible because of the slim margin.
   • What's more, many banks sneakily use base-rate changes to increase their margins and profits.
   • Here, distribution may be limited to a small number of intermediaries who gain better margins and exclusivity.
   • Chinese demand is growing at an unprecedented rate, and refineries are near capacity with healthy margins.
4. 2.4Finance A sum deposited with a broker to cover the risk of loss on a transaction or account.
   〔财政〕保证金，押金；定金
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Buying options outright typically does not require any deposit of margin because the maximum risk is what you pay for the option.
   • It can fairly be said that those calls reveal that before the first margin call was made the plaintiff did not understand the risks of a margin account.
   • Most brokers ask for double the margin amount you deposit.
   • Let's say you have a margin account, and your position takes a dive before rebounding to all-time highs.
   • Finally, in unusual circumstances such as extreme market volatility, SIMEX may require a broker to deposit additional margin.
5. 2.5Australian, NZ An increment to a basic wage, paid for extra skill or responsibility.
   〈澳／新西兰〉（基本工资以外的）责任增薪
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Stronger unions responded by demanding higher margins for skill and above-award payments, which strained the court's authority.
   • Skill margins were a key issue, and the dispute was the first successful post war campaign.

1Provide with an edge or border.

它的叶子镶上了黄边。

1. 1.1archaic Annotate or summarize (a text) in the margins.
   〈古〉页边做注释或总结
   these he deals forth as the notable Matters, margined for better Notice

   Synonyms

   comment on, add footnotes to, add notes to, gloss

2Deposit an amount of money with a broker as security for (an account or transaction)