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单词 periphery
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periphery
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/pəˈrɪf.ər.i/us
/pəˈrɪf.ɚ.i/
theouteredgeof anarea:
外围，周边
Houses have beenbuilton the periphery of thefactorysite.厂区的周边地区盖起了房子。
Theringroadrunsaround the periphery of thecitycentre.环路绕行市中心的外围。
the lessimportantpartof agrouporactivity:
（某一团体或活动的）次要部分，边缘
Many womenfeelthey are beingkepton the periphery of thearmedforces.许多妇女感到她们在武装部队中被边缘化了。
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Edges & extremities of objects
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Things of little importance
(Definition ofperipheryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

periphery| American Dictionary

periphery
noun[Cusually sing]
us
/pəˈrɪf·ə·ri/
theouteredgeof anarea:
We’veplanted50smalltreesaround the periphery of theproperty.
(Definition ofperipheryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofperiphery

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They exercise political and military power over peripheries and enjoy a net surplus in the flow of materials or labor vital to core interests.
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In market exchange, economic behavior is quite different in cores and peripheries.
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A significant portion, if not the entire prominent field and peripheries, is devoted to that individual.
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As these processes become increasingly elaborated, the boundaries between astrocytes become better defined and neighboring astrocytes show a small overlap only along their peripheries.
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He also had cold peripheries and a reduced oxygen saturation which may indicate a degree of anaemia.
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The goal of such an analysis is to establish a gradual progression which provides an integrated connection between centres and peripheries.
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A language of the powerful has a connecting function between peoples at the peripheries at the same time as it exerts its central authority.
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Imperial officials understood the loose hold of empire at its peripheries.
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Especially in archaeological cases there are caveats about this principle of peripheries copying core styles.
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Many rehousing schemes were on the peripheries of the conurbations, often in adjacent local authorities, some still designated as rural districts.
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One of the book's great strengths is its interest in the peripheries of the period and the subject.
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Indeed, the book throughout gives greater weight to the northern and southern peripheries than do most general accounts of the colony.
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The impact on the welfare of the periphery's debtors is ambiguous. 24.
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To illustrate this theme, we can explore some existing literature on the experience of agricultural workers on the peripheries of successful economies.
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In spatial terms, the towns on the active peripheries are subject to the first organizing factor, those of the interior, relatively inaccessible, to the second.
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