periphery

英 [pəˈrɪfəri] 美 [pəˈrɪfəri]

n.  边缘; 周围; 外围; 次要部分; 次要活动

复数:peripheries

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Collins.1 / BNC.11699 / COCA.10065



牛津词典

noun

  1. 边缘;周围;外围
    the outer edge of a particular area
    1. industrial development on the periphery of the town
      城镇周边地区工业的发展
    2. The condition makes it difficult for patients to see objects at the periphery of their vision.
      这种病症使患者难于看见视觉边缘的物体。
  2. 次要部分;次要活动;边缘
    the less important part of sth, for example of a particular activity or of a social or political group
    1. minor parties on the periphery of American politics
      处于美国政治边缘的小党派

柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 边缘;周围;外围
    If something is on the periphery of an area, place, or thing, it is on the edge of it.
    1. Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heart of the continent...
      从地理位置上讲,英国处于欧洲边缘,而巴黎却位于欧洲大陆的中心位置。
    2. Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery.
      味蕾集中于舌尖、舌根和舌头两侧。
  2. N-COUNT (学科、兴趣的)边缘,次要部分
    The periphery of a subject or area of interest is the part of it that is not considered to be as important or basic as the main part.
    1. The sociological study of religion moved from the centre to the periphery of sociology.
      宗教的社会学研究从社会学的中心学科变成了边缘学科。

双语例句

  1. Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heart of the continent
    从地理位置上讲,英国处于欧洲边缘,而巴黎却位于欧洲大陆的中心位置。
  2. Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery.
    味蕾集中于舌尖、舌根和舌头两侧。
  3. The sociological study of religion moved from the centre to the periphery of sociology.
    宗教的社会学研究从社会学的中心学科变成了边缘学科。
  4. This makes the frame periphery visible again.
    这会使框架的周边再次可见。
  5. Inflation would soar in the periphery; in core nations, deflation would set in.
    外围国家的通胀将会飙升;核心国家将出现通缩。
  6. Some member states at the periphery underwent reform programmes that have broadly succeeded.
    一些外围成员国实施了改革计划,这些改革大体上取得了成功。
  7. The only rapidly growing big city lies on the region's periphery: Istanbul.
    唯一发展迅速的大城市位于该地区的边缘,那就是伊斯坦布尔。
  8. MRI to judges periphery organizes the change to have the help.
    MRI对判断周围组织变化有帮助。
  9. The result was a loss of competitiveness on the periphery.
    其结果是欧元区外围国家丧失了竞争力。
  10. As long as these silos exist modeling will remain at the periphery of application development.
    只要这些竖井存在,模型将依旧是应用开发的外围部件。
  11. Contagion has now spread from the periphery to the centre, to Spain and Italy.
    病毒已经从欧洲外围国家蔓延到西班牙和意大利等核心国家。
  12. The eurozone periphery and Spanish crisis look like a slow motion train wreck.
    但这似乎不太可能。欧元区外围国家和西班牙危机就像是一场慢镜头中的火车相撞事故。
  13. Thus, the PWI/ DWI mismatch includes not only the penumbra periphery, but also surrounding intact tissue.
    因而,PWI/DWI错配不仅包括外围半影还包括周围完整的组织。
  14. So it has been in the eurozone periphery.
    目前欧元区外围国家的情况正是如此。
  15. Fiscal strains also present a cloud on the horizon, not only in the periphery of the eurozone.
    财政吃紧也是经济前景地平线上的一朵乌云,而且不只在欧元区外围国家存在。
  16. The sovereigns in the periphery would default.
    外围国家的主权债务将违约。
  17. The crisis in the eurozone's periphery is not an accident: it is inherent in the system.
    欧元区外围成员国所出现的危机不是偶然的:而是该体系固有的结果。
  18. He will concentrate from New York on pay-TV and international businesses moving from the periphery to the centre.
    他将坐镇纽约主营收费电视和国际业务从边缘业务转到核心。
  19. Without this the periphery will simply stagnate.
    如果做不到这一点,欧元区外围国家将只会陷入停滞。
  20. The political elites of the eurozone periphery are responsible for having lost access to the financial markets in 2010.
    欧元区外围国家的政治精英应该对他们2010年无法再进入金融市场负责。
  21. The debt crisis in the West European periphery has increased downside risks to global recovery and oil prices.
    西欧周边地区的债务危机已经增大了全球复苏和原油价格的下行风险。
  22. As a result, capital fled from the periphery to the centre.
    结果,资本从外围国家逃到中心国家。
  23. Some suggestions to improve uniformity of the periphery of electrostatic deflection field are outlined in the discussion.
    讨论中提出了一些改善静电偏转场边缘区均匀性的建议。
  24. They are expanding their footprints to the periphery and densifying at the same time.
    同时,他们还涉足城市边缘发展和人口密集化。
  25. And striving for an international environment of lasting peace and a favorable climate in China's periphery.
    争取一个长期和平的国际环境和良好的周边环境。
  26. The periphery of the retina is very sensitive to motion.
    视网膜的外围对运动非常敏感。
  27. Finally, a stressed government in the eurozone periphery may find it hard to help its companies.
    最后,欧元区外围国家压力重重的政府,可能会发现自己很难救助本国公司。
  28. And if you go to the green and blue, it is periphery.
    再看看,绿色和蓝色是末梢周围。
  29. Geographically Cuba and Taiwan are both islands at the periphery of continents.
    就地理而言,古巴与台湾都是大陆边缘的一个岛屿。
  30. However, the relationship between tissue heterogeneity in the infarct periphery and arrhythmic substrate has not been investigated.
    然而,梗死灶周围组织的不均一性和发生心律失常的基质之间的关系还不清楚。

英英释义

noun

  1. the outside boundary or surface of something

      Synonym:    fringeouter boundary