Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense borders, present participle bordering, past tense, past participle bordered
1N-COUNT 边界;边疆;边界地区 The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line. 边界;边疆;边界地区
They fled across the border.
他们穿越边界逃走了。
...the isolated jungle area near the Panamanian border.
靠近巴拿马边境的偏僻丛林地区
Clifford is enjoying life north of the border.
克利福德正在边境北部自在地生活。
...the Mexican border town of Tijuana.
墨西哥边境的提华纳镇
Soldiers had temporarily closed the border between the two countries.
1line that divides two countries國界ADJECTIVE | VERB + BORDER | BORDER + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤open開放的邊境▸➤closed封閉的邊境➤porous防衞鬆懈的邊境▸➤common接壤的邊境◇Brazil has a common border with most South American countries.巴西和大多數南美國家接壤。➤disputed有爭議的邊界➤northern, southern, etc.北部、南部等邊界➤international, national國界;邊境VERB + BORDER➤arrive at, reach, stop at到達邊境;在邊境停留▸➤cross, drive across, drive over, slip across, slip over穿越邊境;開車越過邊境;偷越邊境◇They slipped across the border at nightfall.他們在日暮時分偷越國境。➤escape across, escape over, flee across, flee over逃越國境;逃離邊境▸➤form, mark成為邊境線◇A river forms the border.一條河流成為兩國的邊境線。➤draw, draw up, establish, fix劃分邊界;確立邊界▸➤guard, patrol守衞邊境;在邊境巡邏▸➤open開放邊境▸➤close, seal封鎖邊境➤secure保衞邊境的安全➤share接壤◇Ethiopia shares its longest border with Somalia.埃塞俄比亞與索馬里接壤的邊界最長。BORDER + NOUN➤crossing, post邊境過境處/哨卡▸➤region, town邊境地區;邊陲小鎮▸➤control, guard, troops邊界控制;邊防哨兵;邊防軍▸➤clash, dispute, war邊境衝突/爭端/戰爭▸➤raid邊境襲擊▸➤clash, incident, skirmish邊境衝突;邊境事件;小規模邊境衝突PREPOSITION➤across a/the border, over a/the border穿越邊境◇to smuggle goods across the border穿越邊境走私貨物➤along a/the border沿着邊境◇There has been fighting along the border.邊境沿線一直有戰爭。➤at a/the border, on a/the border在邊境處;在邊境上◇We were stopped on the border.我們在邊境被攔住了。➤on the border of在⋯邊境◇a farm on the border of Cumbria and Yorkshire坎布里亞郡和約克郡交界處的農場➤up to the border直到邊境◇He drove us right up to the Russian border.他開車一直把我們送到俄羅斯邊境。➤border between, border of⋯之間的邊境◇the border between Austria and Switzerland奧地利和瑞士之間的邊境➤border with和⋯接壤的邊境◇the border with Mexico與墨西哥接壤的邊境PHRASES➤north of the border, south of the border邊境以北/以南▸➤on both sides of the border, on one side of the border在邊境的兩端/一端◇There has been fighting on both sides of the border.邊境兩端一直有戰鬥。border
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2decorative band/strip around the edge of sth裝飾邊ADJECTIVE | VERB + BORDER | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤wide寬飾邊▸➤narrow窄飾邊▸➤decorative裝飾邊VERB + BORDER➤have有飾邊◇The tablecloth has a narrow lace border.這條桌布有一條窄花邊。➤draw畫飾邊PREPOSITION➤with a/the border帶有花邊◇a white handkerchief with a blue border飾有藍邊的白手絹➤border around, border round (especially BrE) 環繞⋯的花邊◇She drew a decorative border around the picture.她在圖畫周圍畫了一圈飾邊。
border noun ⇨border (on the northern border)⇨garden2 (herbaceous borders)border verb ⇨surroundborder
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border ♦︎ boundary ♦︎ line ♦︎ frontierThese are all words for a line that marks the edge of sth and separates it from other areas or things.这些词均表示分界线。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆across / along / on / over a / the border / boundary / line / frontier◆inside / within / beyond / outside the borders / boundaries / frontiers◆at the boundary / frontier◆the border / boundary / line / frontier between one place and another◆the border / boundary / frontier with a place◆north / south / east / west / one side / both sides of the border / boundary / line / frontier◆the northern / southern / eastern / western border / boundary / frontier◆a national / common border / boundary / frontier◆to form / mark / cross a / the border / boundary / line / frontier◆to arrive at / reach / stop at a / the border / boundary / frontier◆to share a border / boundary / frontier■border [countable] the line that separates two countries or areas; the land near this line国界;边界;边疆;边界地区◆They spent a week in a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania.他们在位于肯尼亚和坦桑尼亚边界的国家公园度过了一星期。◆The treaty fixed Denmark's new border with Germany.该条约确定了丹麦和德国之间新的国界线。◆I live in a small town in the US, near the Canadian border.我住在靠近加拿大边界的一个美国小镇。◆Thousands of illegal immigrants cross the border every day.每天都有数千非法移民穿越边界。■boundary ˈbaʊndri [countable] a line that marks the edges of an area of land and separates it from other areas边界;界限;分界线◆After the war the national boundaries were redrawn.战后重新划定了国界。◆Three settlers were killed in a boundary dispute last week.三个移民上周在边界争端中遇害。◆The fence marked the boundary between my property and hers.那道篱笆曾是我和她的房产之间的界线。■line [countable] a long thin mark on the ground to show the limit or border of sth, especially of a playing area in some sports; an imaginary boundary between one area of land and another; a line on a map that shows this(尤指运动场地的)界线,场界;(假想的或地图上标示的)分界线,边界线◆The ball went over the line.球出界了。◆ (BrE) The two horses crossed the finishing line together.那两匹马同时越过终点线。◆ (NAmE) the finish line终点线◆He was convicted of illegally importing weapons across state lines.他被判犯有非法越州偷运武器罪。◆Lines of longitude and latitude are marked on the map.地图上标有经线和纬线。■frontierˈfrʌntɪə(r); NAmEfrʌnˈtɪr [countable] (BrE) the line that separates two countries or areas; the land near this line国界;边界;边疆;边境◆The river formed the frontier between the land of the Saxons and that of the Danes.这条河曾是撒克逊人与古斯堪的纳维亚人土地的分界线。◆There were very few border controls on the south-western frontier.西南边疆的边境管制极少。ⓘ The frontier [singular] is used in both British and American English to talk about the edge of land where people live and have built towns, beyond which the country is wild and unknown, especially in the Western US in the 19th century. * the frontier在英式和美式英语中均指有人居住并开发了城镇的边陲地带,以外便是荒芜的未知乡野,尤指19世纪美国西部的边远地区◆a remote frontier settlement位于荒僻边远地区的定居点◆ (figurative) Is space the final frontier?太空是最后的边疆吗?NOTE辨析 Which word?The point where you cross from one country to another is usually called the border. In British English it can also be called the frontier, but this is often in a context of wildness, danger and uncertainty.国界线通常叫border,英式英语中亦称frontier,但frontier常与荒芜、危险和不确定因素联系在一起◆The rebels control the frontier and the surrounding area.叛乱分子控制了边疆一带地区。The line on a map that shows the border of a country can be called the boundary but 'boundary' is not used when you cross from one country to another.地图上标示的国界线可叫boundary,但穿越国界不用boundary◆After the war the national boundaries were redrawn.战后重新划定了国界。◆Thousands of immigrants cross the boundary every day.Boundary is used for the borders between counties in Britain, both on the map and on the ground.在英国,boundary既指地图上标示的郡界,也指地面上的郡界◆We crossed the county boundary into Devon.我们越过郡界进入德文了。States and counties in the US are separated by lines but 'line' is not used for national borders.在美国,州界和县界用line,但国界不用line◆crossing state / county lines跨越州界/县界◆national linesBoundary can also be a physical line between two places, for example between property belonging to two different people, marked by a fence or wall. * boundary亦可指两地间有形的分界线,如用篱笆或墙隔开分属于两个人的土地分界线◆the boundary fence / wall between the properties地产间的篱笆/墙分界线