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 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。
• 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。
• The periphery of the retina is very sensitive to motion.
  视网膜的外围对运动非常敏感。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。