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。
• That means that we are on the cusp of monsoon season.
  那就是说季风季节马上就要到了。
• Mr Short's behaviour is only on the cusp of acceptability.
  肖特先生的行为勉强能接受。
• The author also uses a novel correlation function, which has both the correct electron-electron and electron-nucleus cusp conditions.
  在这个算法中，还使用了一种新的相关函数，它满足电子与电子以及电子与核奇点条件。
• Indeed, the US is the only G7 country that is not yet in or on the cusp recession.
  的确，美国是不或在尖顶后退的唯一的G7国家。
• 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。
• Cusp is a development environment for the Common Lisp programming language.
  Cusp是CommonLisp编程语言的开发环境。
• 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。
• Accordingly, this simulation method can be used in the real design of cusp magnetic field.
  该模拟方法可用于勾形磁场的实际设计。
• 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。