periphery

英 [pəˈrɪfəri]

美 [pəˈrɪfəri]

n.  边缘; 周围; 外围; 次要部分; 次要活动

复数：peripheries　

TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8医学

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 political elites of the eurozone periphery are responsible for having lost access to the financial markets in 2010.
  欧元区外围国家的政治精英应该对他们2010年无法再进入金融市场负责。
• 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。
• 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。
• Without this the periphery will simply stagnate.
  如果做不到这一点，欧元区外围国家将只会陷入停滞。
• 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。
• 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。
• Geographically Cuba and Taiwan are both islands at the periphery of continents.
  就地理而言，古巴与台湾都是大陆边缘的一个岛屿。
• 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。
• So it has been in the eurozone periphery.
  目前欧元区外围国家的情况正是如此。