The world occured for me on the cusp of magic and elementary science. 我所极目的世界,处于有趣的基础科学的尖端。
The cusp is responsible for the famous auroras that grace high latitudes. 尖端”结构是形成著名的极光的原因,而极光的出现让高纬度的地区更加明亮。
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。
cusp
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point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
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a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
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small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
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Cusp \Cusp\ (k[u^]sp), n. [L. cuspis, -idis, point, pointed end.] 1. (Arch.) A triangular protection from the intrados of an arch, or from an inner curve of tracery.
2. (Astrol.) The beginning or first entrance of any house in the calculations of nativities, etc.
3. (Astron) The point or horn of the crescent moon or other crescent-shaped luminary.
4. (Math.) A multiple point of a curve at which two or more branches of the curve have a common tangent.
5. (Anat.) A prominence or point, especially on the crown of a tooth.
6. (Bot.) A sharp and rigid point.
Cusp \Cusp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cusped} (k[u^]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cusping}.] To furnish with a cusp or cusps.
Alex Henderson, an analyst with Prudential Securities Inc., says Pitney is "on the cusp of what is probably the most significant new-product cycle in its history."
He says: "We are definitely on the cusp, on the lip, on the fringe of a recession." So, Mr. Stovall concludes that we're in for both a recession and a bear market.
Now, on the cusp of a new decade, consumers bloated with debt are sobering up.
Anthony Lamble's designs miraculously create four large and contrasting locales out of the tiny Bush stage. The play exists on some surprising cusp between The Three Sisters and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole.