1 [C] the empty space at the side of a page in a book, etc 页边空白；（书页等的）空白边缘

2 [C] the amount of space, time, votes, etc by which you win sth （胜出的空间、时间、票数等的）差数，差额，差距: He won by a wide/narrow/comfortable margin. 他以很大的╱很小的╱足够的差距获胜。

3 [C] the amount of profit that a company makes on sth 利润额；盈利额

4 [C] the area around the edge of sth 边缘地区: the margins of the Pacific Ocean 太平洋沿岸地区

5 [U] an amount of space, time, etc that is more than you need 多余的空间或时间；余地: It is a complex operation with little margin for error. 这项手术很复杂，不能出丝毫的差错。