cusp

英 [kʌsp]

美 [kʌsp]

n.  (两曲线相交的)尖点，会切点，交点; (黄道十二宫的)两宫会切的时辰

复数：cusps　过去式：cusped　第三人称单数：cusps　现在分词：cusping　

医学

BNC.27384 / COCA.17389

牛津词典

noun

• （两曲线相交的）尖点，会切点，交点
  a pointed end where two curves meet
  1. the cusp of a leaf
     叶尖
• （黄道十二宫的）两宫会切的时辰
  the time when one sign of the zodiac ends and the next begins
  1. I was born on the cusp between Virgo and Libra.
     我生于室女宫和天秤宫会切的时辰。
  2. He was on the cusp between small acting roles and moderate fame.
     他这个配角演员现在已是小荷初露尖尖角。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 介于两个状态之间的;将要进入特定状态的
  If you say that someone or something ison the cusp, you mean they are between two states, or are about to be in a particular state.
  1. I am sitting on the cusp of middle age...
     我将步入中年。
  2. Mr Short's behaviour is only on the cusp of acceptability.
     肖特先生的行为勉强能接受。

英英释义

noun

• point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
• small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
• a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
  Synonym:leaflet

双语例句

• I am sitting on the cusp of middle age
  我将步入中年。
• It may be on the cusp of a very different kind of crisis, but that's another story.
  虽然它或许处在另一类非常特殊的危机之中，不过，这是另一回事了。
• It also maintains that she can always at the cusp, everyone's under great concern.
  这也保持了她总能处在风口浪尖，大家的高度关注之下。
• They also serve as a metaphor for a justice system that is on the cusp of forfeiting its legitimacy.
  它还是一个正丧失合法性的司法体系的象征。
• Aristotle lived at the virtual cusp of the world of the autonomous city-state of the Greek polis.
  亚里士多德住在可说是希腊城邦世界中，最顶尖的自治城市。
• Next, you'll try out some Lisp development using Cusp.
  接下来，将尝试使用Cusp进行一些Lisp开发。
• This effect can happen where pressure differences are dramatic, at the cusp between water and air.
  当环境压力变化较大时，尤其是在空气与水之间的界面，也可能发生“文丘里”效应。
• Uranus near the cusp of Aries will cause unrest and erratic behavior.
  天王星靠近白羊座的月角将会导致不安和古怪的行为。
• The cusp of a crescent/ a leaf ( of an arrow) tapered toward both ends.
  月牙[叶子]的尖端.（指箭头）两端都尖。
• We are on the cusp of a global revolution in teaching and learning.
  我们正处在教与学全球性革命之巅。