1 a line that divides two countries, etc; the land close to this line 国界;边疆:
The refugees escaped across / over the border.难民越境逃亡。the Moroccan border摩洛哥边境the border between France and Italy法国和意大利两国的疆界Italy's border with France跟法国接壤的意大利边境
We use border and frontier to talk about the line that divides two countries or states. We usually use border to talk about natural divisions The river forms the border between the two countries.Boundary is usually used for the line that divides smaller areas the county boundaryborder 和 frontier 指国与国、州与州之间的分界线。如果是天然疆界,通常用 border:The river forms the border between the two countries. 这条河形成两国强界。boundary 通常指较小地区的分界:the county boundary 县(或郡等)的界线
2 a band or narrow line around the edge of sth, often for decoration 绲边;滚边;边:
a white tablecloth with a blue border绲蓝边的白色台布
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/ˈbɔ:də(r) ||; ˈbɔrdɚ/verb
[T] to form a border to an area; to be on the border of an area 形成边界;与…交界或接壤:
The road was bordered with trees.马路旁边种满了树。border on sth
1 to be almost the same as sth 近乎:
The dictator's ideas bordered on madness.这独裁者的想法近乎疯狂。
2 to be next to sth 毗邻:
Our garden borders on the railway line.我家的花园挨着铁路。
border1/ˋbɔrdɚ; ˈbɔːdə/n [C] 1 the official line that separates two countries or states 国界﹐边境﹐边界: +between the border between England and Wales 英格兰和威尔士的边境+with an area of Brazil on the border with Bolivia 和玻利维亚交界﹑属于巴西的一个地方across/over the border He escaped over the border. 他越过边境潜逃了。This is where we cross the border into Canada. 在这里我们可以穿越边境进入加拿大。2 a band around the edge of something 边﹐边饰: paper with a black border 带有黑边的纸
border2v [T] 1 to share a border with another country 与…接壤: Arab states that border Israel 与以色列接壤的阿拉伯国家2 to form a line along the edge of something 沿着…的边: trees bordering the river 沿河生长的树border on sthphr v to be very close to being something extreme or bad 近乎﹐接近: a relaxed attitude bordering on negligence 近乎失职的松懈态度
borderborderbordersnoun1a line between two countries: You need a passport to cross the border.Look at boundary.2a line along the edge of something: a white tablecloth with a blue border