1. 刘海儿;额前短垂发
    A fringe is hair which is cut so that it hangs over your forehead.

2. 穗;流苏;缘饰
    A fringe is a decoration attached to clothes, or other objects such as curtains, consisting of a row of hanging strips or threads.

    e.g. The jacket had leather fringes.
           这件夹克有皮穗。

3. (某地的)周边，边缘
    To be on the fringe or the fringes of a place means to be on the outside edge of it, or to be in one of the parts that are farthest from its centre.

    e.g. ...black townships located on the fringes of the city...
           城市周边的黑人居住区
    e.g. They lived together in a mixed household on the fringe of a campus.
           他们一起住在校园边上一处男女合租的房子里。

4. (某活动或机构的)次要部分，极端部分，外围
    The fringe or the fringes of an activity or organization are its less important, least typical, or most extreme parts, rather than its main and central part.

fringe是什么意思

    e.g. The party remained on the fringe of the political scene until last year.
           直到去年为止这个政党一直处在政治舞台的外围。

5. 次要的;非主流的;外围的
    Fringe groups or events are less important or popular than other related groups or events.

    e.g. The monarchists are a small fringe group who quarrel fiercely among themselves.
           君主主义者是一个内部争吵激烈的非主流的小团体。
    e.g. ...the numerous fringe meetings held during the party conference.
           在全党大会期间召开的众多次要会议