| 词组 | margin |
| 释义 | margin AC /ˈmɑːdʒən, ˈmɑːdʒɪn $ ˈmɑːr-/ noun 1. the empty space at the side of a pageadjectivesa wide margin There is a wide margin so that you can make notes.a narrow margin The margins are very narrow, making the page look full.a generous margin (=wide) Leave a generous margin at the side of the page.the right/right-hand margin There were some notes written in the right-hand margin.the left/left-hand margin All typing begins at the left-hand margin.verbsleave a margin Leave a margin about an inch wide at the side of the page.draw a margin I carefully drew a margin on the page.set the margins (=make the margins of a document a particular size on a computer) Set the margins to one inch on each side.change/adjust the margins If you change the margins, you can fit more on the page.prepositionsin the margin The teacher wrote comments in the margin.2. the difference in the number of votes, points etc between the winner and the loseradjectivesa large/big margin By a large margin, the book sold more copies than any other this year.a comfortable/considerable/substantial margin (=big) She was elected by a comfortable margin.a huge margin (=very big) They won the championship by a huge margin.a small margin Visitors from other parts of Scotland exceeded foreign visitors by only a small margin.a narrow margin (=small) He lost by only a narrow margin.a slim/slender margin (=very small) By a slim margin, the arguments for war are stronger.a winning margin (=the amount by which something is won) Their winning margin in the last election was 1,300 votes.prepositionsby a large/small etc margin The party won by a huge margin.phrasesby the narrowest of margins (=by a very small amount) Kennedy won, but by the narrowest of margins.a margin of victory/defeat (=the amount by which someone wins or loses) What’s the biggest margin of victory for a professional football team? | an eight-goal margin of defeat |
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