Word · Frequency #1789
borders
边界；边境
borders is the plural of border.
核心释义
The official line that separates two countries or regions; the area near this line.
- 1.
分隔政治或地理区域的界线或前沿地带。
The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
- 2.
表示边界的线
a line that indicates a boundary
- 3.
某物的外边缘。
The outer edge of something.
- 4.
边界线或边界线内的区域
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
- 5.
围绕某物边缘的装饰性条带。
A decorative strip around the edge of something.
- 6.
表面的边界
the boundary of a surface
- 7.
种植观赏植物的一条土地。
A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
- 8.
既是另一个特定字符串的前缀又是其后缀的字符串。
A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
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。
用法In use
The two countries share a long border.
用法提示：表示国家之间的分界线
We crossed the border into Canada.
用法提示：表示国境线
The garden has a border of flowers along the fence.
用法提示：表示边缘或边界
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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）。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
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