edges
US /ˈɛdʒɪz/
UK /ˈɛdʒɪz/
複数名詞
端, 縁
the outside limit of an object, area, or surface; a place or part farthest away from the center of something
例:
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The book had worn edges from being read so many times.
その本は何度も読まれたせいで端が擦り切れていた。
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Be careful not to fall off the edges of the cliff.
崖の端から落ちないように気をつけて。
動詞
そっと動く, 徐々に進む
to move gradually or furtively in a particular direction
例:
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He edges closer to the door, hoping to slip out unnoticed.
彼は気づかれずに抜け出そうと、ドアにそっと近づく。
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The car edges forward slowly in the heavy traffic.
車は渋滞の中をゆっくりと進む。