n.[C]

1. 穗，缘饰，流苏；蓬边
2. 穗状物；（头发的）刘海
   She wore her hair in a fringe.

   她留着刘海。

3. 边缘；界线[P1][（+of）]
   They put up tents on the fringes of the woods.

   他们在树林边缘搭起帐篷。

4. 初级知识

vt.

1. 加穗于，在……上装以缘饰[（+with）]
2. 是……的边缘
   The ancient city was fringed with wall.

   这座古城四周围着城墙。

   A line of palm trees fringe the swimming pool.

   游泳池边缘围了一圈棕榈树。

a.[B]

1. 边缘的，外部的
2. 【美】从属的；附加的
   These measures will help reduce fringe costs.

   这些措施有助于减少附加费用。

3. 极端的，偏激的
   The disturbance was made by a fringe group.

   骚乱是由一个偏激集团制造的。

n.

1. a border of threads, tassels, or twists, used to edge clothing or material.
2. chiefly Brit. the front part of someone's hair, cut so as to hang over the forehead.
   ▸a natural border of hair or fibres in an animal or plant.
3. the outer or marginal part of something.
   ▸ [as modifier] not part of the mainstream; unconventional:

   fringe theatre.
4. a band of contrasting brightness or darkness produced by diffraction or interference of light.
   ▸a strip of false colour in an optical image.
5. US short for fringe benefit.

v.