1N-COUNT 刘海儿;额前短垂发 A fringe is hair which is cut so that it hangs over your forehead. 刘海儿;额前短垂发 [British]
in AM, use 美国英语用 bangs
2N-COUNT 穗;流苏;缘饰 A fringe is a decoration attached to clothes, or other objects such as curtains, consisting of a row of hanging strips or threads. 穗;流苏;缘饰
3N-COUNT [usu on theNof n](某地的)周边,边缘 To be on thefringe or thefringesof a place means to be on the outside edge of it, or to be in one of the parts that are farthest from its centre. (某地的)周边,边缘
...black townships located on the fringes of the city. [+ of]
城市周边的黑人居住区
They lived together in a mixed household on the fringe of a campus.
4N-COUNT [usually plural](某活动或机构的)次要部分,极端部分,外围Thefringe or thefringesof an activity or organization are its less important, least typical, or most extreme parts, rather than its main and central part. (某活动或机构的)次要部分,极端部分,外围
The party remained on the fringe of the political scene until last year. [+ of]
直到去年为止这个政党一直处在政治舞台的外围。
5ADJ [ADJ n]次要的;非主流的;外围的Fringe groups or events are less important or popular than other related groups or events. 次要的;非主流的;外围的
The monarchists are a small fringe group who quarrel fiercely among themselves.
君主主义者是一个内部争吵激烈的非主流的小团体。
...the numerous fringe meetings held during the party conference.