• n. 邊，邊緣；輪輞；圓圈
• vi. 作…的邊，裝邊于
• vt. 作…的邊，裝邊于
• n. (Rim)人名；(俄)里姆

來自古英語 rima,邊沿，邊界，河巖，海岸，來自 Proto-Germanic*remo,邊沿，邊界，可能來 自 PIE*rei,撕，刮，詞源同 rive,rift.后詞義通用化。

rim (n.)

Old English rima "edge, border, verge, coast," as in s?rima "seashore," literally "rim of the sea," and d?grima "dawn," literally "rim of the day." Related to Old Norse rime, rimi "a raised strip of land, ridge," Old Frisian rim "edge," but with no other known cognates. The snare drummer's rim shot (striking the rim and the head at once) is recorded from 1934.

rim (v.)

1794, "to fit with a rim," from rim (n.). Sexual senses from 1920s, some perhaps influenced by ream (v.). Related: Rimmed; rimming.

1. Far up the west rim of the canyon, a coyote yipped twice.

遠(yuǎn)處峽谷的西緣，一只叢林狼嚎叫了兩聲。

來自柯林斯例句

2. She sipped from her coffee mug, watching him over the rim.

她端著咖啡杯小口地喝著，目光越過杯沿注視著他。

來自柯林斯例句

3. I prised off the metal rim surrounding one of the dials.

我把其中一個刻度盤的金屬邊撬開了。

來自柯林斯例句

4. There's a hairline crack in the rim of that jar.

那只罐子的口沿有條極細(xì)的裂縫。

來自柯林斯例句

5. He looked at them over the rim of his glass.

他從杯口的上方看著他們。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》