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peripheries peripheral periodic period

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  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

1. N-COUNT 边缘；周围；外围 If something is on the periphery of an area, place, or thing, it is on the edge of it. 

  • Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heart of the continent...

    从地理位置上讲，英国处于欧洲边缘，而巴黎却位于欧洲大陆的中心位置。

  • Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery.

    味蕾集中于舌尖、舌根和舌头两侧。

2. N-COUNT （学科、兴趣的）边缘，次要部分 The periphery of a subject or area of interest is the part of it that is not considered to be as important or basic as the main part. 

  • The sociological study of religion moved from the centre to the periphery of sociology.

    宗教的社会学研究从社会学的中心学科变成了边缘学科。