border
border
noun
noun
- a line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas
边境，边界；国界
Iraq's northern border with Turkey.
和土耳其接界的伊拉克北部边境。
[as modifier]border controls.
边境控制。
■a district near such a line
边界地区
refugee camp on the border.
边界地区的难民营。
■(the Border)the boundary and adjoining districts between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
北爱尔兰和爱尔兰共和国交界地带
■(the Border 或 the Borders)the boundary and adjoining districts between Scotland and England
苏格兰和英格兰交界地带
■(figurative)an edge, boundary, or limit of something
(喻)边，分界线
the unknown regions at the borders of physics and electronics.
物理学和电子学间的未知领域。 - a band or strip, especially a decorative one, around the edge of something
花边；饰边
■a strip of ground along the edge of a lawn or path for planting flowers or shrubs
（沿草坪或小路边缘设置的）狭长花坛（或绿化地带）
- [with obj.]form an edge along or beside (something)
在…上加边，给…镶边，围
a pool bordered by palm trees.
周围围着棕榈树的池子。
■(of a country or area) be adjacent to (another country or area)
（国家或地区）与…接壤
regions bordering Azerbaijan.
与阿塞拜疆接壤的地。
[noobj.]the states bordering on the Black Sea.
和黑海接壤的国家。
■[noobj.](border on)(figurative)come close to or be developing into (a particular extreme condition)
(喻)近似，接近
Sam arrived in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria.
萨姆抵达时已兴奋得近乎歇斯底里了。
■(be bordered with)provide (something) with a decorative edge
给…饰边
the walls were bordered with carved scrolls and cornices.
这些墙上刻有条幅和花檐作装饰。
- late Middle English : from Old French bordeure; ultimately Germanic origin and related to board
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