2N-COUNT [usually plural](学科或活动的)界限,边界 The boundaries of something such as a subject or activity are the limits that people think that it has. (学科或活动的)界限,边界
The boundaries between history and storytelling are always being blurred and muddled. [+ between]
历史和轶闻的分界向来是模糊而混乱的。
...extending the boundaries of press freedom. [+ of]
1line that marks the limits of a place邊界ADJECTIVE | VERB + BOUNDARY | BOUNDARY + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤common共有邊界▸➤northern, southern, etc.北部、南部等邊界▸➤national, state國界;州界➤territorial領土邊界▸➤district, parish (especially BrE) 行政區界;教區界➤geographic, geographical地理分界VERB + BOUNDARY➤have有界限▸➤form, mark形成界限;標記邊界◇The river forms the boundary.這條河形成了邊界。➤share共有邊界▸➤draw, establish, fix, set劃定邊界;確立邊界◇The boundary was fixed just south of the farm.邊界就定在農場南面。➤redraw重劃邊界BOUNDARY + NOUN➤fence, hedge, line, wall邊界圍欄;邊界樹籬;邊界線;界牆▸➤dispute邊境爭端◇a boundary dispute between Brazil and Paraguay巴西與巴拉圭的邊界之爭PREPOSITION➤across the boundary, over the boundary穿過邊界◇They drove across the boundary.他們開車穿過邊界。➤along the boundary沿着邊界◇We continued along the southern boundary of the county.我們繼續沿着該郡南部邊境前進。➤at the boundary, on the boundary在邊界◇We had to stop at the boundary.我們不得不在邊界停下。◇on the boundary of the two countries在兩國的國界處➤beyond the boundary在邊界線以外◇She had never strayed beyond the city boundaries.她從未出過這個城市。➤within the boundaries在邊界線以內◇within the boundaries of the old city walls在老城牆的範圍以內➤boundary between⋯之間的邊界◇the boundary between Sussex and Surrey薩塞克斯郡和薩里郡之間的邊界➤boundary with與⋯的邊界◇The state has a boundary with Ontario.這個州和安大略省相鄰。boundary
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2limit界限ADJECTIVE | VERB + BOUNDARY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤traditional傳統界限VERB + BOUNDARY➤cross超越界限◇This job crosses the traditional boundary between social work and health care.這項工作跨越了社會工作與醫療保健之間的傳統界限。➤extend, push, push back擴展範圍◇research which extends the boundaries of human knowledge拓展了人類知識範圍的研究➤overstep超越界限➤establish確定界限➤define規定界限➤blur使界限模糊◇The Internet has blurred the boundary between news and entertainment.因特網模糊了新聞與娛樂的界限。PREPOSITION➤across boundaries越過界限◇His policies appeal across party political boundaries.他的政策感召力超越了黨派政治界限。➤beyond the boundaries超出界限◇This goes beyond the boundaries of what is accepted.這超出了能接受的界限。➤on the boundary在邊緣◇on the boundary of physics and chemistry在物理與化學的學科邊緣➤within the boundaries在⋯範圍內◇the importance of keeping within the boundaries of the law遵守法律底線的重要性➤boundary between⋯之間的分界線◇the boundary between sanity and insanity神志正常與不正常的分界線PHRASES➤the boundaries of taste品位的界限◇In her performance she had clearly overstepped the boundaries of good taste.很顯然她的表演品位流於庸俗。➤sb/sth knows no boundaries⋯無止境◇His passion for the arts knows no boundaries.他對藝術無限熱愛。