1·To call something "marginal" means it is not very good.
所谓“边缘”意味着它不是很好。
2·For other, more marginal languages some measures should be taken.
对于其他更边缘的语言，应该采取一些措施。
3·Unfortunately, the adaptations that enable carnivorous plants to thrive in marginal habitats also make them exquisitely sensitive.
不幸的是，使食肉植物在边缘栖息地茁壮成长的适应性也使它们变得异常敏感。
4·Instead, Southern slaveholders misconstrued abolitionist views of the 1830s as mainstream rather than marginal Northern public opinion, and castigated Northerners generally for opposing slavery.
相反，南方的奴隶主误认为9世纪30年代的废奴主义观点是主流，而不是北方边缘的公众意见，于是他们普遍谴责北方人反对奴隶制。
5·This is a marginal improvement on October.
这是对10月份的一个小小的改进。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·The story will only be of marginal interest to our readers.
我们的读者对这则故事不会很感兴趣。
—— 《牛津词典》
7·High marginal tax rates may act as a disincentive to working longer hours.
边际税率过高也许会抑制加班时间。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses, but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices.
分析家们赞同对边际业务的削减，但坚持认为公司必须作出更大牺牲。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·The tribunals were established for the well-integrated members of society and not for marginal individuals.
这个特别法庭是为社会中的主流人群设立的，而不是为了无足轻重的小人物。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
10·This makes it harder for the marginal manager to gain employment.
这导致边缘化的经理更难就业。