marginal
- adj.边缘的;小的;微不足道的;贫瘠的（因而盈利有限）;不重要的;写在页边空白处的;以相差无几的票数获胜(或失败)的;非主体的
- n.(议会或地方委员会的)边缘席位
复数： marginals
margin n.边 + -al ...的
marginaladj.
小的；微不足道的；不重要的
small and not important
a marginal improvement in weather conditions
天气条件的略微好转
The story will only be of marginal interest to our readers.
我们的读者对这则故事不会很感兴趣。
非主体的；边缘的
not part of a main or important group or situation
marginal groups in society
社会中的非主流群体
以相差无几的票数获胜（或失败）的；边缘的
won or lost by a very small number of votes and therefore very important or interesting as an indication of public opinion
a marginal seat/constituency
边缘席位 / 选区
写在页边空白处的
written in the margin of a page
marginal notes/comments
页边的注解 / 评论
贫瘠的（因而盈利有限）
that cannot produce enough good crops to make a profit
noun
BrE（议会或地方委员会的）边缘席位
a seat in a parliament, on a local council, etc. that was won by a very small number of votes
a Labour marginal
工党的边缘席位
marginal
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ADJ-GRADED （事情）微小的，不重要的
If you describe something as marginal, you mean that it is small or not very important.This is a marginal improvement on October...
这是对10月份的一个小小改善。
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ADJ-GRADED (人)非主流的，边缘的
If you describe people as marginal, you mean that they are not involved in the main events or developments in society because they are poor or have no power.The tribunals were established for the well-integrated members of society and not for marginal individuals...
特别法庭是为主流社会成员、而非个体设立的。
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ADJ-GRADED (席位或选区)边缘的，以相差无几的票数获胜（或失败）的
In political elections, a marginal seat or constituency is one which is usually won or lost by only a few votes, and is therefore of great interest to politicians and journalists....the views of voters in five marginal seats.
选民对5个边缘席位的看法
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ADJ （活动、花费、税项等）边际的，边缘的
Marginal activities, costs, or taxes are not the main part of a business or an economic system, but often make the difference between its success or failure, and are therefore important to control.The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses, but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices...
分析家们赞同削减边缘业务，但坚持认为公司必须作出更大牺牲。
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ADJ-GRADED (土地)贫瘠的
Marginal land is not very good for growing crops or grass for animals.The poor are forced to farm in more marginal lands higher up the mountains.
穷人们被迫在山峦更高处的更为贫瘠的土地上耕作。
adj
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- at or constituting a border or edge
- the marginal strip of beach
- Synonym: fringy
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- of questionable or minimal quality
- borderline grades
- marginal writing ability
- Synonym: borderline
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- producing at a rate that barely covers production costs
- marginal industries
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- just barely adequate or within a lower limit
- a bare majority
- a marginal victory
- Synonym: bare(a)
数据来源：WordNet
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( they did agree that social media only played a marginal role in the uprisings that convulsed the region . )
（他们只有一个问题达成了共识，即社会媒体在使该地区剧烈动荡的起义中只起到了很小的作用。）
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Yet it makes only marginal difference whether a student gets his or her education from a computer or a real live human if the content is irrelevant to the jobs market .
然而，如果课程内容与就业市场无关，学生所受教育来自电脑还是来自真人只会有很小的差别。
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The role of the opposition party proved marginal .
结果显示反对党的作用微乎其微。
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High marginal tax rates may act as a disincentive to working longer hours .
高额的边际税率可能会对加班起到抑制作用。
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I don 't want to call him marginal , but he 's not a major character .
我不想说他是个小人物，可他也不是什么大人物。
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For low-paid workers , the marginal tax rate is at least 75 % .
对于低收入的工人来说，边际税率至少为75%。
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The poor are forced to farm in more marginal lands higher up the mountains .
穷人们被迫在山峦更高处的更为贫瘠的土地上耕作。
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This is a marginal improvement on October
这是对10月份的一个小小改善。
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The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses , but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices
分析家们赞同削减边缘业务，但坚持认为公司必须作出更大牺牲。
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The tribunals were established for the well-integrated members of society and not for marginal individuals
特别法庭是为主流社会成员、而非个体设立的。
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He won the most marginal seat by only two votes .
他只以两票的微弱优势当选。
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The neoclassical marginal productivity doctrine freats the factors of production like any commodity .
新古典边际生产率理论把生产要素同任何商品一样对待。
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The marginal illustration is very interesting .
页边的插图很有趣。
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There are marginal hyperemia and pain , itching , burning sensation as symptoms .
睑缘充血、主觉痛痒及烧灼感。
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Inequality is not just about the top marginal tax rate but also about our children 's access to food and the right to justice for all .
不平等不仅涉及最高边际税率,而且还涉及我们的儿童获得粮食和人人享有正义的权利。
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But humans enjoyed all of these advantages for a full 2 million years during which they remained weak and marginal creature ．
但人类在整整200万年的时间里享受着所有这些优势，在此期间，它们仍然是弱小、边缘化的生物。
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The precariousness is further increased by self-experiences in the aforementioned marginal situation .
在上述边际情况下自身经验会更进一步增加这种不确定感
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Knowledge Economy , Increasing Marginal Utility and New Business Rules
知识经济、边际效用递增现象与新商业规则
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Marginal Advantage Industry and Chinese Industry Development Strategy
边际优势产业与中国制造业发展战略
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Marginal analysis of best safety investment of coal enterprises
煤炭企业最佳安全投资的边际分析
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Research on Full Cost of Coal from Perspective of Marginal Opportunity Cost
边际机会成本理论视阈中的煤炭完全成本研究
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Try to View Library Aid Problem for Urban Marginal Knowledge Personnel
试论城市边缘知识人的图书馆援助问题
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System Marginal Price Forecasting Based on Adaptive Dynamic Programming
基于自适应动态规划的系统边际电价预测
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The syntactic structure of coordination and the significance of marginal data
从并列结构的句法条件看边缘语料的理论意义
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Influence of Marginal Effect of Electric Field on Properties of Liquid Crystal Grating
电场边缘效应对液晶光栅特性的影响
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To call land " marginal " means it is not very good .
把土地称作“边角”的土地意味着这种土地是不太好的土地。
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There 's only a marginal difference between the two estimates .
这两项估计，只有极小的差异。
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World within Square & About Marginal Design of Books
方寸之间见天地&书籍切口的设计
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Most advanced technologies and equipment for deepwater marginal field development () .
开发海上深水边际油田的尖端技术装备（一）
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The theory of marginal utility was applied to production as well as to consumption .
边际效用理论被应用到生产及消费活动中。