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. 公司越来越渴望把像培训这样的次要活动外包出去。

...peripheral and boring information. …无关紧要且无聊的信息。

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

...urban development in the outer peripheral areas of large towns. …大城市外部周边地区的城市发展。

3. N-COUNT Peripherals are devices that can be attached to computers. (计算机的) 外围设备[计算机]

...peripherals to expand the use of our computers. …扩展计算机用途的外围设备。