margins

英 [ˈmɑːdʒɪnz]

美 [ˈmɑrdʒənz]

n.  页边空白; 白边; (获胜者在时间或票数上领先的)幅度，差额，差数; 余地; 备用的时间(或空间、金钱等)
margin的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指选票或比分的)差额，差数
  Amarginis the difference between two amounts, especially the difference in the number of votes or points between the winner and the loser in an election or other contest.
  1. They could end up with a 50-point winning margin...
     他们最终可能会以50分的优势获胜。
  2. The Sunday Times remains the brand leader by a huge margin...
     《星期日泰晤士报》仍以巨大的优势稳居报业龙头的地位。
  3. The margin in favor was 280-to-153.
     赞成票以280票比153票的优势领先。
• N-COUNT 页边空白;页边;白边
  Themarginof a written or printed page is the empty space at the side of the page.
  1. She added her comments in the margin.
     她在页边的空白处写下了评语。
• N-VAR 余地;富余
  If there is amarginfor something in a situation, there is some freedom to choose what to do or decide how to do it.
  1. The money is collected in a straightforward way with little margin for error...
     钱是直接筹集上来的，不太容易出错。
  2. These charges can carry prison terms of up to five years, though there's a wide margin of discretion...
     尽管量刑幅度很大，但是这些指控仍面临长达5年的刑期。
  3. Out in front, Clarke had built up such a sizeable safety margin that he eased the pace and started cruising.
     克拉克远远地开在前面，已保持了一段足够长的安全车距，他于是放慢车速，开始定速巡航。
• N-COUNT 边缘;边沿
  Themarginof a place or area is the extreme edge of it.
  1. ...the low coastal plain along the western margin...
     沿着西部边缘的地势低平的沿海平原
  2. These islands are on the margins of human habitation.
     这些岛屿位于人类聚居地的边缘。
• N-PLURAL （社会、群体或活动中的）边缘地位，非主体地位
  To beon the marginsof a society, group, or activity means to be among the least typical or least important parts of it.
  1. Students have played an important role in the past, but for the moment, they're on the margins.
     学生过去曾经发挥了重要的作用，不过现在他们变得无足轻重了。
  2. ...signs of the party's rapid retreat to the political margins.
     该党在政治上迅速失势的种种迹象
• See also:profit margin

双语例句

• Dell has reported a6% fall in quarterly earnings, as low profit margins offset an increase in sales.
  DELL在其季度收入财报中通报了其6%的利润减少，而导致利润较低是因为低利润抵消了其销售的增长。
• These have lowered the cost of production in the US and improved profit margins.
  这些因素降低了美国的生产成本，提高了利润率水平。
• In a highly competitive market, demand for customers grows and margins often shrink.
  在一个具有高度竞争性的市场中，对客户的需求会增长，而利润会缩小。
• In order to maintain profit margins health and safety regulations are often put to one side.
  为了保持利润率，常置卫生和安全规章于不顾。
• Profit margins have been slashed to the bone in an attempt to keep turnover moving.
  为了维持资金周转，利润率已被降为最低。
• You can use all these resources to help expand your business and profit margins.
  你可以使用所有这些资源来帮助扩展你的商业和利润。
• A vicious price war between manufacturers has cut margins to the bone.
  制造商之间的恶性价格战已将利润削减到了最低。
• This price drop has hurt margins?
  价格下跌已经对企业利润率造成损害了吗？
• Falling steel prices and rising iron ore prices had squeezed margins for many Chinese steelmakers.
  钢铁价格的下跌和铁矿石价格的上涨已挤压了许多中国钢铁制造商的利润空间。
• Just compare the stock performance and profit margins of the two industries.
  你对比一下这两个行业的股票业绩和利润率就知道了。