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