rim

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++rim1 /rɪm/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1  EDGEthe outside edge of something circular 〔圆形物体的〕外缘，边缘，边rim of the rim of a glass 玻璃杯口 plates with a gold band around the rim 镶了一圈金边的盘子► see thesaurus at edge →5 see picture at 见图 edge12  gold-rimmed/red-rimmed etc EDGEwith a gold, red etc rim 金框的/红框的等 gold-rimmed spectacles 金边眼镜 red-rimmed eyes 眼眶红红的眼睛 —rimless adjective rimless glasses 无框眼镜

Examples from the Corpus

rim• First there was a nearly circular rim of resplendent mountains, their white caps glistening in the morning sun.• The china set was blue with a gold rim.• Gently he pressed the two ends of the wallet's rim towards each other.• Imagine thousands of tourists swarming over the countryside along the southern rim of the Ocala National Forest.• John's glasses had small lenses and steel rims.• The river was dangerous here, still gnawing at the rim of the path.• The ball hit the rim of the basket and bounced off.• He kept banging this other face into the rim of the bucket.• Her lipstick left a red mark on the rim of the cup.• I lifted up my glass of wine and looked straight into her eyes over the rim.• The other picked up his drink and took a long swallow, watching her over the rim of the tankard.• A more famous slide can be seen below the Middle Brothers Peak on the north valley rim.rim2 verb (rimmed, rimming) [transitive] literary  EDGEto be around the edge of something 环绕…的边缘 His eyes were rimmed with fatigue. 他的眼里满是倦意。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

rim• But his dark rimmed glasses and old fashioned looks belie a career spent one step ahead.• The flowers are a subtle shade of pale green, rimmed in purple as the days go on.• Her eyes were rimmed with black.• And Francie's collar, she saw, was rimmed with dirt and his neck was filthy.• The wall is rimmed with razor wire; guards, dressed in camouflage, stand watch.• People went about exhausted, ashen-faced, their eyes rimmed with red.• Her eyes were rimmed with the price of traversing oceans, the jump of time zones.Origin rim1 Old English rima

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edge circular of outside something the Corpus

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rim¹ /rɪm/ noun [countable]1. the outside edge of something circular
    rim of
    the rim of a glass
    plates with a gold band around the rim
2. gold-rimmed/red-rimmed etc with a gold, red etc rim:
    gold-rimmed spectacles
    red-rimmed eyes
—rimless adjective:
    rimless glasses
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ edge the part of something that is furthest from its centre or nearest the place where it ends: He got up quickly, knocking his plate off the edge of the table. | the outer edge of the village
   ▪ side the part of something that is near its left or right edge: On the left side of the garden there was an old stone wall. | They parked by the side of the road.
   ▪ rim the edge of something circular, especially the top of a cup or glass, or the outside edge of a pair of glasses: a white cup with a gold rim | She was looking at me over the rim of her spectacles.
   ▪ margin the empty space at the side of a page that has writing on it: My teacher had marked my essay and made some comments in the margin. | Leave wide margins on both sides of the page.
   ▪ hem the edge of a piece of cloth that is turned under and stitched down, especially the lower edge of a skirt, trousers etc: If you want the dress a bit shorter, I can easily turn up the hem.
   ▪ kerb British English, curb American English the edge of the pavement (=raised path) at the side of a road: A big black car was parked at the kerb.
   ▪ outskirts the areas of a city that are furthest away from the centre: The new station was built on the outskirts of the city.
   ▪ perimeter the outside edge around an enclosed area of land such as a military camp or a prison: Security guards patrol the perimeter night and day.

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rim² verb (past tense and past participle rimmed, present participle rimming) [transitive] literary
to be around the edge of something:
    His eyes were rimmed with fatigue.