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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- marginal ['mɑːʤɪnəl]
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1.
adj
of, in, on, or constituting a margin
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2.
adj
close to a limit, esp a lower limit
- marginal legal ability
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3.
adj
not considered central or important; insignificant, minor, small
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4.
adj
[economics]
relating to goods or services produced and sold at the margin of profitability
- marginal cost
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5.
adj
[politics]
[chiefly Brit and NZ]
of or designating a constituency in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- a marginal seat
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6.
adj
designating agricultural land on the margin of cultivated zones
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7.
adj
[economics]
relating to a small change in something, such as total cost, revenue, or consumer satisfaction
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1.
adj
of, in, on, or constituting a margin
Examples
- a marginal standard of living
- 最低生活标准 → marginal
- a marginal business
- (收支相抵的)限界营业 → marginal
- marginal land
- (收获勉强可达到收支平衡的)边际耕地 → marginal
- marginal costs
- 边际成本 → marginal
- marginal profits
- 边际利润 → marginal
- marginal legal ability → marginal
- marginal cost → marginal
- a marginal seat → marginal
- 这次进行的是差额选举。
- We are having a marginal election this time. → 差额选举
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