| Change log entry 75004 | |
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| Processed by: | goldyn_chyld (2022-06-11 16:10:58 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 70970 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> Wikt: - to touch the side as it edges away; to sideswipe - (figuratively) to be close to; to be slightly higher than - (figuratively) to be marginally relevant (1) MAKE LIGHT CONTACT WITH THE EDGE OF STH Dr.eye: 擦邊撞擊 to sideswipe CC: 擦边球 /(table tennis) edge ball/.../ ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs: 车多碍辙; 船多, 擦边。 (lit) Too much car(t) traffic will cause a jam; too many boats will rub against each other. (fig) “Too many cooks spoil the broth.” (2) TO BE VERY CLOSE TO ... K GF NA Wikt Reverso 我们看不到危机已经擦边而过的迹象。 There is no sign of a crisis narrowly averted. (3) TO BE MARGINAL "Chinese sports equipment manufacturer Anta 安踏 recently found itself in a controversy about a highly suggestive advertisement for a new line of women’s shoes that social media users condemned as “edge marketing” (擦边营销 cā biān yíngxiāo), namely, using attractive female models with suggestive or tight-fitting clothing." CC: 擦边球 /.../(fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable/ |
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+ 擦邊 擦边 [ca1 bian1] /to make light contact with the edge of sth/(fig.) to be nearly (a certain age); to be close to (danger)/(fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality)/ |