margin是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the amount by which one thing is different from another -- 差数，差额

  • The Senate approved the use of military force by a margin of 52 votes to 47. 参议院以52票对47票通过了使用武力的提议。

  • The poll shows that the government is leading by the narrowest of margins. 民意调查显示，政府以极其微弱的优势领先。

• 1 the profit made on a product or service -- 利润

  • Our increased profits are due to improved margins and successful cost control. 我们盈利上涨，是因为改善了利润并成功地控制了开支。

  • Using cheap labour increases profit margin. 使用廉价劳动力可提高利润。

• 2 the empty space to the side of the text on a page, sometimes separated from the rest of the page by a vertical line -- 页边空白，白边

  • If I have any comments to make, I'll write them in the margin. 如果我有评语，就会写在页边的空白处。

  • The plant tends to grow in the lighter margins of woodland areas. 这种植物往往生长在植被较稀疏的林地边缘。

  • He spent the 1980s on the margins of British politics. 20世纪80年代他曾稍稍涉足英国政治。

  • We need to reach out to those on the margins of society. 政府需要关注处于社会边缘的人。

• 3 something that makes a particular thing possible, such as an extra amount of money, time, etc. allowed that makes it possible to deal with an emergency -- 备用的（金钱，时间等）

  • There is not much margin for creativity in a job like this. 这样的工作没有什么空间让人施展创意。

  • They allow an additional safety margin of five minutes between planes taking off. 他们多给了5分钟时间作为飞机起飞之间的安全间隔。