peripheral

1. ADJ A peripheral activity or issue is one that is not very important compared with other activities or issues. 次要的

Companies are increasingly eager to contract out peripheral activities like training. 公司越來越渴望把像培訓(xùn)這樣的次要活動外包出去。

...peripheral and boring information. …無關(guān)緊要且無聊的信息。

2. ADJ Peripheral areas of land are ones that are on the edge of a larger area. 周邊的

...urban development in the outer peripheral areas of large towns. …大城市外部周邊地區(qū)的城市發(fā)展。

3. N-COUNT Peripherals are devices that can be attached to computers. (計算機的) 外圍設(shè)備[計算機]

...peripherals to expand the use of our computers. …擴展計算機用途的外圍設(shè)備。