Word · Frequency #1789
borders
与…接壤;毗邻
borders is the third person singular of border.
to be next to or share a border with a place, especially a country or region
表示“与…接壤”时,常与 on、upon 或 with 连用。
- 1.
To put a border on something.
给某物加上边框。
- 2.
To form a border around; to bound.
形成围绕某物的边界;围绕。
- 3.
To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
位于或紧邻某物的边界。
- 4.
To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
与某物接界(与on、upon或with连用)。
- 5.
To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).
接近;将近;濒临(与on或upon连用)。
给…镶边;加边;环绕;围住;近乎;接近;近于;给某物加上边框。;形成围绕某物的边界;围绕。
In use
She bordered the garden with a row of flowers.
France borders Spain to the south.
His excitement bordered on hysteria.
Verb forms
base border · third person borders · -ing bordering · past bordered · past participle bordered
规则动词,注意介词搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- border on
- 与…毗邻;紧靠
- The beach borders on a nature reserve.这片海滩毗邻自然保护区。
- border on the ridiculous
- 近乎荒唐;简直荒谬
- His claim borders on the ridiculous.他的说法近乎荒唐。
- be bordered by
- 四周环绕;以…为界
- The estate is bordered by a long stone wall.这座庄园四周环绕着一道长长的石墙。
- border the road
- 排列在道路两旁;沿路生长
- Cherry trees border the road in early spring.初春时节,樱桃树排列在道路两旁。
Idioms & figurative uses
- border on
- 近乎;接近;濒临His confidence borders on arrogance.他的自信近乎傲慢。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:border 里藏着 order(秩序),边界线要有秩序。动词义:给…镶边、围住;与…接壤、毗邻。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:地理描述、旅行信息、新闻报道 作“与…接壤、毗邻”讲时,border 是中性用词,多用于地理描写、旅行介绍或新闻报道等书面语境;在口语中表达相同意思时,也常说 be next to。
Grammar Note
可作及物动词(border+宾语)或不及物动词后接介词on(border on sth.)
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 border(/ˈbɔrdɚ/) 押韵的词有 order、boarder、hoarder、broader(重读元音 /ɔr/ 及后续 /dɚ/ 一致)。注意 boarder 是 border 的同音词。bolder 和 murder 拼写相近,但发音不同:bolder 的元音是 /oʊ/,murder 的元音是 /ɜr/。
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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