border
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(a) [C] (land near the) line dividing two countries or areas; frontier 邊界; 邊境; 國界; 國境; 邊境地區
The terrorists escaped across/over the border. 恐怖分子越過邊境逃走了.
[attrib 作定語]
a border town, guard, patrol 邊境城市、邊防衛兵、邊防巡邏
border incidents, ie small fights between soldiers of two neighbouring countries 邊境事件(兩鄰國士兵之間的小沖突).
(b) the Border [sing]
(area near) one particular border, esp that between England and Scotland, or the United States and Mexico 邊界(地帶)(尤指英格蘭與蘇格蘭之間或美國與墨西哥之間的). =>Usage 見所附用法.
2 [C] band or strip, usu ornamental, around or along the edge of sth 邊(通常作裝飾用的)
the border of a picture/photograph 圖畫[照片]的裝飾邊
a handkerchief, tablecloth, etc with an embroidered border 有繡花花邊的手帕、桌布等.
3 [C] strip of ground along the edge of a lawn or path for planting flowers or shrubs (草地或小路邊緣的)狹長花壇
a herbaceous border 多年生草本植物花壇
a border of tulips 郁金香花壇. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page vii. border, v
1 [Tn] be a border to (sth); be on the border of (sth) 與(某物)接界, 接壤; 在(某物)的邊上
Our garden is bordered on one side by a stream. 我們的花園有一邊以小河為界.
How many countries border Switzerland? 有多少國家與瑞士接壤?
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth) put a border(2) on sth 在某物上鑲邊
a handkerchief bordered with lace 鑲了花邊的手帕.
3 [Ipr] ~ on sth
(a) be next to sth; adjoin sth 接近某物; 毗鄰某物
The new housing estate borders on the motorway. 新住宅區緊接高速公路.
(b) (fig 比喻) be almost the same as sth; verge on sth 幾乎與某事物相同; 在某事物的邊緣
The boy's reply to his teacher was bordering on rudeness. 那男學生回答教師的問話時態度近乎粗魯.
Our task borders on the impossible. 我們的任務幾乎是不可能完成的. border, 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均指兩國之間的邊界線或邊界地區. Border is more often used when there is a natural division such as a river 有天然分界線(如河流)時多用border
the border/frontier between Spain and Portugal 西班牙和葡萄牙之間的邊界
the Italian border/frontier 意大利的邊界
The Rio Grande marks the border between Mexico and the USA. 里奧格蘭德河是墨西哥和美國之間的界河.
border/frontier villages 邊界地區的村莊. 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、無人煙的居民區, 尤指於北美白人定居的初期. Frontier is used figuratively, whereas border is not *frontier可作比喻用詞, 而border不作比喻用詞
the frontiers of knowledge, science, etc 知識、科學等有待開發的領域. A boundary is a precise line marking the outer limits of an area *boundary是指標明一區域外緣的明確界線
The lane is the boundary of our land. 那條小路就是我們這片地的界線. Boundary is used with administrative areas smaller than a state or country *boundary用於指行政區域, 范圍比國家小
the county, parish, etc boundary 郡、牧區等的地界.