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旋元祐Time时代杂志核心短语 名词短语66: the cutting edge

the cutting edge

尖端

the cutting edge是刀子用来切割的锋刃,是最尖锐、最 锋利的部分,引申为「尖端」之意,常用在科技的范畴。例 如:on the cutting edge of science就是「在科学的最尖端」如果写成复合字cutting-edge,则是作形容词用,例如cutting-edge technology 就是「尖端科技」

[Swatch] has kept demand for the watches high by staying on the cutting edge of new designs,turning out some 140 new models each year plus limited-edition designer collections.(出自:TIME,Mar. 28,1994, p. 56)

〔Swatch公司〕所以能维持市场上对其手表的高度需求,靠的是 一直走在新设计的尖端。每年推出大约一百四+种新表款式,另 外还有限量发行的名家典藏系列。