borderline

bor·der·line

B0401400 (bôr′dər-līn′)n.1. A line that establishes or marks a border.2. An indefinite area intermediate between two qualities or conditions: The borderline between love and hate is often thin.3. Informal A person with borderline personality disorder.adj.1. a. Verging on a given quality or condition: borderline poverty.b. Of a questionable nature or quality: an applicant with borderline qualifications.2. Psychiatry Of, related to, or having borderline personality disorder.

borderline

(ˈbɔːdəˌlaɪn) n1. a border; dividing line; line of demarcation2. an indeterminate position between two conditions or qualities: the borderline between friendship and love. adjon the edge of one category and verging on another: a borderline failure in the exam.

bor•der•line

(ˈbɔr dərˌlaɪn)

n. 1. Also, bor′der line`. a boundary line; frontier. adj. 2. on or near a border or boundary. 3. not quite meeting accepted, expected, or average standards; indefinite. [1865–70]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	borderline - a line that indicates a boundary border, boundary line, delimitation, meteboundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of somethingcircumference, circuit - the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"fence line - a boundary line created by a fenceproperty line - the boundary line between two pieces of propertystate boundary, state line - the boundary between two states
Adj.	1.	borderline - of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability"marginalminimal, minimum - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"

borderline

noun1. dividing line, divide, boundary, cut-off point, line of demarcation the borderline between painting and photographyadjective1. marginal, bordering, doubtful, peripheral, indefinite, indeterminate, equivocal, inexact, unclassifiable someone who is a borderline case

borderline

noun1. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary:border, brim, brink, edge, edging, fringe, margin, periphery, rim, verge.Chiefly Military: perimeter.2. A transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occur:brink, edge, point, threshold, verge.adjectiveNot affording certainty:ambiguous, chancy, clouded, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, inconclusive, indecisive, indeterminate, problematic, problematical, questionable, uncertain, unclear, unsure.Informal: iffy.Idioms: at issue, in doubt, in question.

Translations

不明确的分界线边界上的

border

(ˈboːdə) noun1. the edge of a particular thing. the border of a picture/handkerchief. 邊 边2. the boundary of a country. They'll ask for your passport at the border. 邊界 边境3. a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc. a flower border. 環繞草坪四周的花壇 （草坪边等的）狭长花坛 verb (with on) to come near to or lie on the border of. Germany borders on France. 與…接壤 与…接界，在…的边上，和…毗邻，与…接壤 ˈborderline adjective doubtful; on the border between one thing and another. He was a borderline case, so we gave him an additional exam to see if he would pass it. 有待商確的，邊界上的 不明确的，边界上的 noun the border between one thing and another. He was on the borderline between passing and failing. 分界線 分界线