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[/ˈbɔːdə(r); ˋbɔrdɚ/] n 用法:
1 (a) [C] (land near the) line dividing two countries or areas; frontier 边界; 边境; 国界; 国境; 边境地区:
The terrorists escaped across/over the border. 恐怖分子越过边境逃走了. *
[attrib 作定语] a border town, guard, patrol 边境城市、边防卫兵、边防巡逻 *
border incidents, ie small fights between soldiers of two neighbouring countries 边境事件（两邻国士兵之间的小冲突）.
(b) the Border [sing] (area near) one particular border, esp that between England and Scotland, or the United States and Mexico 边界（地带）（尤指英格兰与苏格兰之间或美国与墨西哥之间的）. =>Usage 见所附用法. 用法:
2 [C] band or strip, usu ornamental, around or along the edge of sth 边（通常作装饰用的）:
the border of a picture/photograph 图画[照片]的装饰边 *
a handkerchief, tablecloth, etc with an embroidered border 有绣花花边的手帕、桌布等. 用法:
3 [C] strip of ground along the edge of a lawn or path for planting flowers or shrubs （草地或小路边缘的）狭长花坛:
a herbaceous border 多年生草本植物花坛 *
a border of tulips 郁金香花坛. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page vii. border 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn] be a border to (sth); be on the border of (sth) 与（某物）接界, 接壤; 在（某物）的边上:
Our garden is bordered on one side by a stream. 我们的花园有一边以小河为界. *
How many countries border Switzerland? 有多少国家与瑞士接壤? 用法:
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with sth) put a border(2) on sth 在某物上镶边:
a handkerchief bordered with lace 镶了花边的手帕. 用法:
3 [Ipr] ~ on sth (a) be next to sth; adjoin sth 接近某物; 毗邻某物:
The new housing estate borders on the motorway. 新住宅区紧接高速公路.
(b) (fig 比喻) be almost the same as sth; verge on sth 几乎与某事物相同; 在某事物的边缘:
The boy's reply to his teacher was bordering on rudeness. 那男学生回答教师的问话时态度近乎粗鲁. *
Our task borders on the impossible. 我们的任务几乎是不可能完成的. border 3
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
Border and frontier refer to the dividing line between two countries or states or the land near that line. *border和frontier均指两国之间的边界线或边界地区. Border is more often used when there is a natural division such as a river 有天然分界线（如河流）时多用border:
the border/frontier between Spain and Portugal 西班牙和葡萄牙之间的边界 *
the Italian border/frontier 意大利的边界 *
The Rio Grande marks the border between Mexico and the USA. 里奥格兰德河是墨西哥和美国之间的界河. *
border/frontier villages 边界地区的村庄. Frontier is used of an inhabited region close to wild, unsettled territory, especially in North America in the early days of white settlement. *frontier用於指接近荒野的、无人烟的居民区, 尤指於北美白人定居的初期. Frontier is used figuratively, whereas border is not *frontier可作比喻用词, 而border不作比喻用词:
the frontiers of knowledge, science, etc 知识、科学等有待开发的领域. A boundary is a precise line marking the outer limits of an area *boundary是指标明一区域外缘的明确界线:
The lane is the boundary of our land. 那条小路就是我们这片地的界线. Boundary is used with administrative areas smaller than a state or country *boundary用於指行政区域, 范围比国家小:
the county, parish, etc boundary 郡、牧区等的地界. |