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

• 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。
• I am sitting on the cusp of middle age
  我将步入中年。
• Mr Short's behaviour is only on the cusp of acceptability.
  肖特先生的行为勉强能接受。
• I always liked the cusp where something feels if it's familiar but strange at the same time.
  一直以来我就喜欢东西能同时在熟悉和怪异的这个边缘上。
• 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。
• We are on the cusp of a dawn of new digital technology that is changing the way people live and work.
  我们正处在数字技术告诉发展的新时代，它改变了人们生活和工作的方式。
• 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。
• Cusp is a development environment for the Common Lisp programming language.
  Cusp是CommonLisp编程语言的开发环境。
• Research on Brittleness of Complex System Based on Cusp Catastrophe Model
  基于尖点突变模型对复杂系统脆性问题的研究
• Dr Friis-Christensen's own work has focused on a structure known as the "cusp".
  弗立斯·克雷斯顿森博士自身的工作集中于了对一种称为“尖端”结构的研究。