marginally

英 [ˈmɑːdʒɪnəli]

美 [ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəli]

adv.  轻微地; 很少地; 微不足道地

IELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.9531 / COCA.12390

牛津词典

adv.

• 轻微地；很少地；微不足道地
  very slightly; not very much
  1. They now cost marginally more than they did last year.
     他们现在并不比去年贵多少。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 略微;稍微
  Marginallymeans to only a small extent.
  1. Sales last year were marginally higher than in 1991...
     去年的销售额比1991年略有增加。
  2. The Christian Democrats did marginally worse than expected...
     基督教民主党人的表现比预期稍有逊色。
  3. These cameras have increased only marginally in value over the past decade.
     在过去10年里，这些照相机的价格只是略有提高。

英英释义

adv

• in a marginal manner
  1. marginally interesting

双语例句

• Revenue last year rose marginally.
  去年收入增加得很少。
• As for the training company, their costs went up marginally but the profits shot up by many folds.
  对培训公司来说，虽然成本有所上升，但利润却成倍增长。
• Sadat's direct contact with us made that role only marginally necessary.
  萨达特同我们的直接联系，使这个任务不太必要了。
• The US and German economies were marginally above their pre-crisis peaks, while France was marginally below it.
  美国和德国GDP略高于危机前的峰值水平，而法国则略低于危机前的峰值水平。
• In New Zealand, Estonia and Argentina, women scored marginally more than men.
  而在新西兰，爱沙尼亚和阿根廷则发现女性的得分已经开始高于男性。
• British officers and Recon squads have their camouflage detection increased marginally.
  英军指挥官和侦查小组反伪装距离略微增加。
• But they can only marginally reduce, not eliminate the hazards.
  但这也只是在一定程度上减少了，而不是消除了危险性。
• By analysis, bolt fatigue stress is marginally high.
  通过计算分析，螺栓的疲劳应力稍偏高。
• This year's profits were marginally higher than last year's.
  今年的利润比去年稍微高些。
• Adding the qualifier "in Europe" reduced the snickering only marginally.
  加上“欧洲”这一限定词，只不过稍微减少了一些暗暗窃笑的声音。