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  Edge \Edge\ ([e^]j), n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG.
     ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr.
     'akh` point, Skr. a[,c]ri edge. [root]1. Cf. Egg, v. t.,
     Eager, Ear spike of corn, Acute.]
     1. The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as,
        the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence,
        (figuratively), that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds
        deeply, etc.
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              He which hath the sharp sword with two edges. --Rev.
                                                    ii. 12.
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              Slander,
              Whose edge is sharper than the sword. --Shak.
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     2. Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme
        verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.
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              Upon the edge of yonder coppice.      --Shak.
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              In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge
              Of battle.                            --Milton.
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              Pursue even to the very edge of destruction. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.
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     3. Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness;
        intenseness of desire.
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              The full edge of our indignation.     --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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              Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can
              have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our
              fears and by our vices.               --Jer. Taylor.
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     4. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the
        beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening. ``On
        the edge of winter.'' --Milton.
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     Edge joint (Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a
        corner.
  
     Edge mill, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll
        around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used
        for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also Chilian mill.
        
  
     Edge molding (Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of
        two curves meeting in an angle.
  
     Edge plane.
        (a) (Carp.) A plane for edging boards.
        (b) (Shoemaking) A plane for edging soles.
  
     Edge play, a kind of swordplay in which backswords or
        cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point,
        is employed.
  
     Edge rail. (Railroad)
        (a) A rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth
            than width.
        (b) A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch.
            --Knight.
  
     Edge railway, a railway having the rails set on edge.
  
     Edge stone, a curbstone.
  
     Edge tool.
        (a) Any tool or instrument having a sharp edge intended
            for cutting.
        (b) A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging
            tool.
  
     To be on edge,
        (a) to be eager, impatient, or anxious.
        (b) to be irritable or nervous.
  
     on edge,
        (a) See to be on edge.
        (b) See to set the teeth on edge.
  
     To set the teeth on edge,
        (a) to cause a disagreeable tingling sensation in the
            teeth, as by bringing acids into contact with them.
            [archaic] --Bacon.
        (b) to produce a disagreeable or unpleasant sensation; to
            annoy or repel; -- often used of sounds; as, the
            screeching of of the subway train wheels sets my teeth
            on edge.
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  on edge
     prep.phr.
     (lb en idiomatic) tense, nervous; consequently irritable.

  on edge
     prep.phr.
     (lb en idiomatic) tense, nervous; consequently irritable.

  on edge
     prep.phr.
     (lb en idiomatic) tense, nervous; consequently irritable.

  on edge
     prep.phr.
     (lb en idiomatic) tense, nervous; consequently irritable.

  on edge /ˌɒn ˈɛdʒ/
  na okraji

  on edge /ˌɒn ˈɛdʒ/
  hochkant, hochkantig 
           Note: seitlich
        "lay/set sth. on edge"  - etw. hochkant/hochkantig legen
     Synonyms: edgeways, edgewise
  
   see: edgewise wound
  

  on edge /ˌɒn ˈɛdʒ/
  unruhig, kribbelig, kribblig, zappelig, nervös 
     Synonyms: restless, restive, fidgety, edgy, jittery, antsy
  

  on edge /ˌɒn ˈɛdʒ/
  kireä, rauhaton
  tense, nervous with fear

  on edge /ˌɒn ˈɛdʒ/
  helspänn
  tense, nervous with fear

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "on edge":
     all nerves, antsy, antsy-pantsy, anxious, apprehensive, breathless,
     chafing, eager, edgy, excitable, excited, fearful, fretful,
     fretting, frightened, hasty, high-strung, hopped-up, impatient,
     impetuous, in a lather, in a stew, in a sweat, in suspense,
     irritable, keyed-up, nerves on edge, nervous, nervy,
     on tenterhooks, on tiptoe, overstrung, panicky, quivering, restive,
     restless, squirming, squirmy, taut, tense, uneasy, unpatient,
     unquiet, with bated breath, with muscles tense
  
  

     紧张不安,易怒,不耐烦