Word · Frequency #1789
border
边界；边境
The official line that separates two countries or regions; the area near this line.
- 1.
The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
分隔政治或地理区域的界线或前沿地带。
- 2.
a line that indicates a boundary
表示边界的线
- 3.
The outer edge of something.
某物的外边缘。
- 4.
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
边界线或边界线内的区域
- 5.
A decorative strip around the edge of something.
围绕某物边缘的装饰性条带。
- 6.
the boundary of a surface
表面的边界
- 7.
A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
种植观赏植物的一条土地。
- 8.
A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
既是另一个特定字符串的前缀又是其后缀的字符串。
边缘；边；边线；镶边；饰边；滚边；花坛；花境；边界（字符串）；分隔政治或地理区域的界线或前沿地带。
In use
The two countries share a long border.
We crossed the border into Canada.
The garden has a border of flowers along the fence.
the border between [noun] and [noun]
用于表示两国或两个区域之间的边界线。
The border between France and Germany is open.
法国和德国之间的边境是开放的。
on the border
表示在边界或边缘位置；常后接of短语。
They live on the border of the forest.
他们住在森林的边缘。
cross the border
表示从一国进入另一国的边境穿越行为。
It is illegal to cross the border without a passport.
Connections
Collocations
- border crossing
- 过境点
- The border crossing was busy.边境口岸很繁忙。
- border control
- 边境管制
- Border control measures have been tightened.边境管制措施已加强。
- border dispute
- 边界争端
- The two countries have a border dispute.这两个国家有边界争端。
- northern border
- 北部边界
- The river forms the northern border of the country.这条河构成了该国的北部边界。
- cross the border
- 穿越边境
- They crossed the border illegally.他们非法穿越了边境。
- along the border
- 沿着边界
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象边界线上种着花坛(border的另一义)，花坛的镶边就是边界，两边截然分开。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：geography、travel 作为名词表示'边界'或'边境'时，使用场合比较广泛，既可用于正式地理描述，也常见于日常旅行相关话题。
Grammar Note
Border 是可数名词，常与定冠词连用表示具体边界。常用介词搭配：on the border（在边境上），across the border（穿越边境），along the border（沿着边境）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'order', 'boarder', 'recorder', 'hoarder' have the same stressed vowel /ɔ/ and following /rdɝ/, so they rhyme perfectly with 'border'. Words like 'bolder' (/boʊldɝ/) and 'wonder' (/wʌndɝ/) share the spelling ending 'der' but have different vowel sounds, so they are lookalikes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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