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rim

noun
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  1. 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
    Extra Examples
    • She watched him steadily over the rim of her cup.她稳定地看着他在杯子的边缘。
    • The plate had a mark on the rim.盘子的边缘上有一个标记。
    • on the outer rim of the solar system在太阳系的外缘
  2. the metal edge of a wheel onto which the tyre is fixed轮辋；轮圈
    • metal wheel rims金属轮辋
  3. -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
    4. Word OriginOld English rima ‘a border, coast’; compare with Old Norse rimi ‘ridge, strip of land’ (the only known cognate).

rim

verb
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[often passive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they rim
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he / she / it rims
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past simple rimmed
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past participle rimmed
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-ing form rimming
🔊/ˈrɪmɪŋ/
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  1. rim something to form an edge around something形成…的边沿；给…镶边
    Word OriginOld English rima ‘a border, coast’; compare with Old Norse rimi ‘ridge, strip of land’ (the only known cognate).