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

• 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。
• 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

• N-COUNT 边缘；周围；外围
  If something is on theperipheryof 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。
• N-COUNT （学科、兴趣的）边缘，次要部分
  Theperipheryof 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。

英英释义

noun

• the outside boundary or surface of something
  Synonym:fringeouter boundary

双语例句

• 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。
• MRI to judges periphery organizes the change to have the help.
  MRI对判断周围组织变化有帮助。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This makes the frame periphery visible again.
  这会使框架的周边再次可见。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。