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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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 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。
• The periphery of the retina is very sensitive to motion.
  视网膜的外围对运动非常敏感。
• 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。
• 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。
• This makes the frame periphery visible again.
  这会使框架的周边再次可见。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。