cutting edge

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌcutting ˈedge noun 1 the cutting edge (of something) the newest and most exciting stage in the development of something 〔某事物发展的〕尖端，最前沿at the cutting edge (of something) research that’s at the cutting edge of genetic science 处于基因科学最尖端的研究 The deck represents the cutting edge in CD reproduction. 这种录音装置代表了激光唱片复制的最尖端科技。2 [singular] an advantage over other people or things 优势，有利方面 The team are relying on Gregg to give them a cutting edge. 球队仰仗格雷格给他们带来优势。 —cutting-edge adjective cutting-edge scientific discoveries 最尖端的科学发现

Examples from the Corpus

cutting edge• Each at the cutting edge of possibility within its own historical context, each a breakthrough in the standards of its day.• However, it all boils down to execution at the cutting edge.• Settlement houses and settlement house workers were at the cutting edge of social change.• But the cutting edge doesn't come cheap.• But this is the cutting edge of labor.• However, we now understand that the imagery of the cutting edge is so much stronger and powerful than we believed.give ... a cutting edge• Badly blunted blades can also be finished on this before being given a new cutting edge on the honing wheel.From Longman Business Dictionarycutting edgeˌcutting ˈedge noun [countable] if a company or its work is at the cutting edge of an activity, they are working in the most advanced area of it, using the newest methods, systems, equipment etccutting edge ofThe scientific and engineering skills which we have developed are at the cutting edge of nuclear technology. —cutting-edge adjective [only before a noun]exciting, cutting-edge media projects

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cutting edge
ˌcutting ˈedge

noun
1. the cutting edge (of something) the newest and most exciting stage in the development of something
at the cutting edge (of something)