Wordiyofringe
🇬🇧 UK/frindʒ/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC1
Definitions
n.
A decorative border of hanging threads; the outer or marginal part of an area or group.
流苏，穗状装饰；边缘，外围
v.
To decorate with a fringe; to form a border around something.
给……加流苏；给……镶边
adj.
Outside the mainstream; marginal or unconventional.
边缘的，非主流的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishfringeother
=fringe
Common Collocations
- 1.decorative fringe装饰性流苏
- 2.on the fringe [of]在...的边缘
- 3.fringe [benefit/group/movement]附加福利/边缘团体/运动
Example Sentences
- 1.
The curtains had a decorative fringe of gold thread at the bottom.
- 2.
He lived on the fringe of society, not quite fitting into mainstream culture.
- 3.
The group remained on the fringe of the political movement.