cutting edge

noun

1. the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife

Synonym: knife edge

2. the position of greatest importance or advancement
the leading position in any movement or field

e.g. the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England
the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy

Synonym: vanguardforefront

1. (某事物发展的)尖端，最前沿，领先阶段
If you are at the cutting edge of a particular field of activity, you are involved in its most important or most exciting developments.

e.g. This shipyard is at the cutting edge of world shipbuilding technology.
该造船厂的造船技术处于世界最前沿。

2. 有利方面;优势
If someone or something gives you a cutting edge, they give you an advantage over your competitors.

cutting edge

e.g. If Pearce had been fit, we would have won. We missed the cutting edge he would have given us.
要是皮尔斯没生病，我们就赢了。我们失去了他这个优势。

3. 最前沿的;最先进的;尖端的
Cutting-edge techniques or equipment are the most advanced that there are in a particular field.

e.g. What we are planning is cutting-edge technology never seen in Australia before...
我们正在开发的是一种在澳大利亚从未有过的尖端技术。
e.g. Some of what is happening at Packard is cutting-edge medicine.
正在帕卡德那里进行的某些研究属于前沿医学范畴。