border
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbɔː.dər/ us/ˈbɔːr.dɚ/
(DIVISION)
B1 国境；边界；边境
a line that has been agreed to divide one country from another
Were you stopped at the border? 你在边界被拦住了吗？
border between The train crosses the border between France and Spain. 火车穿过法国和西班牙之间的边界。
The two countries have had frequent border disputes. 两国经常发生边界纠纷。
- More examples
- Thousands of troops have massed along the border in preparation for an invasion.
- Strasbourg is on the border of France and Germany.
- Illegal immigrants are sent back across the border if they are caught.
- The border guards stopped me and asked to see my papers.
- Checkpoint Charlie used to be the most famous border crossing between East and West Berlin.
(EDGE)
（装饰性的）窄边
a strip that goes around or along the edge of something, often as decoration
The dress was white with a delicate lace border. 这条裙子是白色的，饰有精美的花边。
a picture with a decorative/plain border 带有／没有装饰边的画
（花园的）狭长花坛
a narrow strip of ground around a garden, usually planted with flowers
to weed/plant the borders 除去花园边缘的杂草／在花园边缘种上植物
border
verb uk/ˈbɔː.dər/ us/ˈbɔːr.dɚ/
(FORM EDGE)
[ T usually passive ]在…上加边，给…镶边;围，沿着
to form a line around the edge of something
The fields are bordered by tall trees. 田野四周都是高大的树木。
(BE NEXT TO)
[ T ]（指国家间）接壤
to be next to and have a border with another country
Eswatini borders South Africa and Mozambique. 斯威士兰毗邻南非和莫桑比克。
Phrasal verb
border on something 接近于，近乎
If behaviour, a quality, or a feeling borders on something more extreme, it is almost that thing.
His suggestion borders on the ridiculous. 他的建议近乎荒谬。
She possesses a self-confidence that borders on arrogance. 她的自信接近于自大。