| 单词 | borderline |
| 释义 | adjective | noun | adverb borderlineborderline1 /ˈbɔrdɚˌlaɪn/ adjective 1something that is borderline is very close to being unacceptable: Caitlin’s grades are borderline. She’ll have to work harder.2used to describe a person whose work or level of skill is almost bad enough to be unacceptable: Most of the students are good, but there are a couple of borderline cases.3[only before noun] used to say that something is almost good enough or bad enough to be described in a particular way: Johnson’s arguments range from ridiculous to borderline slander.borderline anorexia/schizophrenia etc. (=behavior with many or most of the signs of a particular psychological condition) adjective | noun | adverb borderlineborderline2 noun 1[singular] the point at which one quality, condition, situation, emotion, etc. ends and another begins: the borderline between affection and love We’re on the borderline of having to ration water.2[countable] a border adjective | noun | adverb borderlineborderline3 adverb [only before adjective] informal almost SYN practically: The new sitcom is rude, insulting to viewers, and borderline immoral. |
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