rim

noun

/rɪm/

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the edge of something in the shape of a circle（圆形物体的）边沿
- He looked at them over the rim of his glass.他从杯口的上方看着他们。
- The rims of her eyes were red with crying.她的眼眶都哭红了。
- spectacles with gold rims金框眼镜
- She watched him steadily over the rim of her cup.她隔着杯沿看着他。
- The plate had a mark on the rim.盘子边缘有一个标记。
- on the outer rim of the solar system在太阳系的外围
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the metal edge of a wheel onto which the tyre is fixed轮辋；轮圈
- metal wheel rims金属轮辋
-rimmed
adjective having a particular type of rim有…框（或边）的
- gold-rimmed spectacles金框眼镜
- red-rimmed eyes (= for example, from crying)眼眶红红的眼睛
see also horn-rimmed

词源Old English rima ‘a border, coast’; compare with Old Norse rimi ‘ridge, strip of land’ (the only known cognate).

verb

/rɪm/

[often passive] (formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they rim	/rɪm/ /rɪm/
he / she / it rims	/rɪmz/ /rɪmz/
past simple rimmed	/rɪmd/ /rɪmd/
past participle rimmed	/rɪmd/ /rɪmd/
-ing form rimming	/ˈrɪmɪŋ/ /ˈrɪmɪŋ/

rim something to form an edge around something形成…的边沿；给…镶边
词源Old English rima ‘a border, coast’; compare with Old Norse rimi ‘ridge, strip of land’ (the only known cognate).