[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
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.
士兵们临时封锁了两国之间的边境线。
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[VERB 动词]和…毗邻；与…接壤 A country that borders another country, a sea, or a river is next to it.
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...the European and Arab countries bordering the Mediterranean.
地中海沿岸的欧洲和阿拉伯国家
Border on means the same as border .border on同border
Both republics border on the Black Sea.
两个共和国都临近黑海。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]镶边；包边 A border is a strip or band around the edge of something.
...pillowcases trimmed with a hand-crocheted border.
饰有手工编织花边的枕套
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（花园边上的）狭长花坛，花带 In a garden, a border is a long strip of ground along the edge planted with flowers.
...a lawn flanked by wide herbaceous borders.
两侧栽种大片草本花的草坪
...border plants.
花带里的植物
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[VERB 动词]形成…的边界；环绕；毗连 If something is bordered by another thing, the other thing forms a line along the edge of it.
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... the mile of white sand beach bordered by palm trees and tropical flowers
四周种有棕榈树和热带花卉的长达1英里的白色沙滩
Caesar marched north into the forests that border the Danube River.
恺撒挥师北上，深入到多瑙河沿岸的森林地带。
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borderbordersborderedborderingnoun★ _edge.jpg _border.jpg 1★the line that spanides two countries or areas; the land near this line 国界；边界；边疆；边界地区◆a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania位于肯尼亚和坦桑尼亚边界的国家公园◆Denmark's border with Germany丹麦和德国的国界线◆in the US, near the Canadian border在美国，接近加拿大边界◆Nevada's northern border内华达州的北部边界◆to cross the border穿越边界◆to flee across/over the border穿越边境逃亡◆border guards/controls边防警卫；边境管制◆a border dispute/incident边界争端╱事件◆a border town/state位于边疆的城镇╱州◆( figurative) It is difficult to define the border between love and friendship.爱情和友情之间的界线难以划清。☞collocationsat
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2★a strip around the edge of sth such as a picture or a piece of cloth 镶边；包边◆a pillowcase with a lace border有花边的枕套3(in a garden 花园)a strip of soil which is planted with flowers, along the edge of the grass （草坪边等的）狭长花坛verb1bordersth (of a country or an area 国家或地区)to share a border with another country or area 和…毗邻；与…接壤◆the countries bordering the Baltic波罗的海沿岸国家2bordersth to form a line along or around the edge of sth 沿…的边；环绕…；给…镶边◆Meadows bordered the path to the woods.通往树林的小径两边都是草坪。◆The large garden is bordered by a stream.大花园紧临着一条小溪。PHRASAL VERBˈborder on sth1to come very close to being sth, especially a strong or unpleasant emotion or quality 濒于；近乎◆She felt an anxiety bordering on hysteria.她感觉到一种近乎歇斯底里的焦虑。2to be next to sth 挨着；接壤◆areas bordering on the Black Sea黑海沿岸地区SYNONYMS 同义词辨析borderboundary ◆frontier These are all words for a line that marks the edge of sth and separates it from other areas or things. 以上各词均指边界、分界线。■borderthe line that separates two countries or areas; the land near this line 指国界、边界、边疆、边界地区：◆a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania位于肯尼亚和坦桑尼亚边界的国家公园■boundarya line that marks the edges of an area of land and separates it from other areas 指边界、界限、分界线：◆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地界。■frontier( BrE) the line that separates two countries or areas; the land near this line 指国界、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。which word? 词语辨析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 ；英式英语亦可叫 frontier，但 frontier 常与荒芜、危险和不确定联系在一起：◆The rebels control the frontier and the surrounding area.叛乱分子控制了边疆地区。The line on a map that shows the border of a country can be called the boundarybut ‘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.Boundarycan also be a physical line between two places, for example between property belonging to two different people, marked by a fence or wall. *boundary 亦可指两地间的分界线，如用篱笆或墙隔开的分属于不同的两个人的土地分界线： ◆the boundary fence/wall between the properties分隔两所房子的篱笆╱墙PATTERNS◆across / across a/the border/boundary/frontier ◆atthe boundary/frontier ◆the border/boundary/frontier witha place ◆the northern / northern border/boundary/frontier ◆a national / national border/boundary/frontier bor·der/ˈbɔːdə(r); NAmEˈbɔːrdər/
1the official line that separates two countries, states, or areas, or the area close to this line: To cross the border, you will need a valid passport.border between the border between the US and Mexicoborder with regular patrols along the border with Franceon the border a market town on the border of England and Walesacross the border He helped them to get across the border.south/north etc of the border The coach took us south of the border to Tijuana.2a band along or around the edge of something such as a picture or piece of material: writing paper with a black border3an area of soil where you plant flowers or bushes, along the edge of an area of grass: a flower and shrub border4something that separates one situation, state etc from another: new scientific discoveries that are stretching the borders of knowledgeCOLLOCATIONSverbscross the border· The army crossed the border and advanced on Warsaw.flee/escape across the border· Over 100,000 civilians fled across the border.form the border· The river forms the border between the two countries.close the border (=prevent people from crossing)· The government moved quickly to close the border.open the border (=start allowing people to cross)· After fifty years the border was finally opened.straddle the border (=cover land on both sides of it)· This small village straddles the border between the West Bank and Jerusalem.adjectivesthe Welsh/Mexican etc border· I had reached the Swiss border.the southern/eastern etc border· They renewed their attacks on Ethiopia’s northern border.the Austro-Hungarian/Hong Kong–China etc border· The village is on the Oxfordshire-Warwickshire border.a common border (=that countries share)· India and Pakistan each withdrew troops from their common border.border + NOUNa border dispute (=a disagreement about where the border should be)· a long-running border dispute between Iraq and Irana border town· the Chinese border town of Shenzhena border area/region· The Afghan border area is open and wild.a border crossing (=a place where you cross a border)· There are problems of delays at border crossings.a border guard· the North Korean border guardsborder controls (=controls on who crosses a border)· Hungary tightened its border controls.phrasesthis/the other side of the border· Her friend lives on the other side of the border.THESAURUSborder the official line that separates two countries, or the area close to this line: · The town lies on the border between Chile and Argentina.· Strasbourg is very close to the German border.· border guardsfrontier especially British English the border: · They crossed the Libyan frontier into Egypt.line the official line that separates states and counties in the US: · His family lived across the state line in West Virginia.boundary the line that marks the edge of an area of land that someone owns, or one of the parts of a country: · The fence marks the boundary between the two properties.· The Mississippi River forms the boundary between Tennessee and Arkansas.· A road runs along the western boundary of the site.
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1[intransitive, transitive] if one country, state, or area borders another, it is next to it and shares a border with it: countries that border the Mediterraneanborder on The area borders on the Yorkshire Dales.2[transitive] to form a border along the edge of something: a path bordered by a high brick wallborder on phrasal verbto be very close to being something extreme: His confidence bordered on arrogance.
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[ˈbɔ:də(r)]bordered, bordering, borders
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边境(50%)，边界(37%)，边缘(7%)，近似(3%)，毗邻(2%)，加边于(1%)
n.边境；边界；国界
vt.接近；与…接壤；在…上镶边
vi.接界；近似
n.(Border)人名；(英)博德
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