marginal[英][ˈmɑ:dʒinəl] [美][ˈmɑrdʒənəl]

简明释义

adj.边的，边缘的;旁注的;临界的，最低限度的;收入仅敷支出的

A marginal is a marginal seat.边缘席位;优势微弱席位

The votes in the marginals are those that really count...

边缘席位的选票才是最关键的。

The coalition won a majority of the vote but failed to win enough of the key marginals.

该政党联盟赢得了绝大多数选票，但却未赢得足够多的关键边缘席位的选票。

例句

He would like information about the management of marginal lands.

他想知道一些有关边缘土地管理的信息。

Marginal rib of nutlet winged or with prickles, usually without glochids.

小坚果的边缘的棱具翅的或具皮刺，没有钩毛通常。

The changes have brought only marginal improvements.

变化只带来微小的改进。

Many tribesmen had lost their stock and scratched at millet farming on marginal plots.

很多部族不再以放牧为生，转而在边缘的土地上耕作。

Marginal devices would not be fully screened by unreasonable tests.

边缘器件通过不合理的试验将不能充分屏蔽。