单词 | border |
释义 | border —border /bɔː.dər/ aep /ˈbɔːr.dɚ/ noun [C] (DIVISION) ► B1 the line that divides one country from another: » Were you stopped at the border?» The train crosses the border between France and Spain.» The two countries have had frequent border disputes.Thesaurus+: ↑Territorial boundaries• • • Extra 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.noun [C] (EDGE) F0 a strip that goes around or along the edge of something, often as decoration: » The dress was white with a delicate lace border.» a picture with a decorative/plain borderThesaurus+: ↑Edges and extremities of objects , ↑Surfaces of objectsF0 a narrow strip of ground around a garden, usually planted with flowers: » to weed/plant the bordersThesaurus+: ↑Parts of gardensverb [T usually passive] (FORM EDGE) ↑Verb Endings for border ► F0 to form a line around the edge of something: » The fields are bordered by tall trees.Thesaurus+: ↑Enclosing, surrounding and immersingverb [T] (BE NEXT TO) ↑Verb Endings for border ► F0 to be next to and have a border with another country: » Swaziland borders South Africa and Mozambique.Thesaurus+: ↑Territorial boundariesbordering /-ɪŋ/ adjective► F0» bordering countries/countiesThesaurus+: ↑Next to and beside |
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