border

noun

1. 国界；边界；边疆；边界地区
   the line that divides two countries or areas; the land near this line
   1. a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania
      位于肯尼亚和坦桑尼亚边界的国家公园
   2. Denmark's border with Germany
      丹麦和德国的国界线
   3. in the US, near the Canadian border
      在美国，接近加拿大边界
   4. Nevada's northern border
      内华达州的北部边界
   5. to cross the border
      穿越边界
   6. to flee across/over the border
      穿越边境逃亡
   7. border guards/controls
      边防警卫；边境管制
   8. a border dispute/incident
      边界争端 / 事件
   9. a border town/state
      位于边疆的城镇 / 州
   10. It is difficult to define the border between love and friendship.
       爱情和友情之间的界线难以划清。
2. 镶边；包边
   a strip around the edge of sth such as a picture or a piece of cloth
   1. a pillowcase with a lace border
      有花边的枕套
3. （草坪边等的）狭长花坛
   a strip of soil which is planted with flowers, along the edge of the grass

verb

1. 和…毗邻；与…接壤
   to share a border with another country or area
   1. the countries bordering the Baltic
      波罗的海沿岸国家
2. 沿…的边；环绕…；给…镶边
   to form a line along or around the edge of sth
   1. Meadows bordered the path to the woods.
      通往树林的小径两边都是草坪。
   2. The large garden is bordered by a stream.
      大花园紧临着一条小溪。

1. N-COUNT 边界；边疆；边界地区
   The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.
   1. They fled across the border.
      他们穿越边界逃走了。
   2. ...the isolated jungle area near the Panamanian border...
      靠近巴拿马边境的偏僻丛林地区
   3. Clifford is enjoying life north of the border.
      克利福德正在边境北部自在地生活。
   4. ...the Mexican border town of Tijuana...
      墨西哥边境的提华纳镇
   5. Soldiers had temporarily closed the border between the two countries.
      士兵们临时封锁了两国之间的边境线。
2. VERB 和…毗邻；与…接壤
   A country that borders another country, a sea, or a river is next to it.
   1. ...the European and Arab countries bordering the Mediterranean.
      地中海沿岸的欧洲和阿拉伯国家
   2. Border on means the same as border .
      border on同border
   3. Both republics border on the Black Sea.
      两个共和国都临近黑海。
3. N-COUNT 镶边；包边
   A border is a strip or band around the edge of something.
   1. ...pillowcases trimmed with a hand-crocheted border.
      饰有手工编织花边的枕套
4. N-COUNT （花园边上的）狭长花坛，花带
   In a garden, a border is a long strip of ground along the edge planted with flowers.
   1. ...a lawn flanked by wide herbaceous borders.
      两侧栽种大片草本花的草坪
   2. ...border plants.
      花带里的植物
5. VERB 形成…的边界；环绕；毗连
   If something is bordered by another thing, the other thing forms a line along the edge of it.
   1. ... the mile of white sand beach bordered by palm trees and tropical flowers
      四周种有棕榈树和热带花卉的长达1英里的白色沙滩
   2. Caesar marched north into the forests that border the Danube River.
      恺撒挥师北上，深入到多瑙河沿岸的森林地带。

1. They were cut off from the West in 1948 when their government closed that border crossing.
   1948年政府关闭那个边境关口之后，他们便与西方国家隔绝开了。
2. The main road from Murmansk to the Norwegian border is still closed to foreigners
   从摩尔曼斯克到挪威边界的主路仍对外国人关闭。
3. I'm a few miles back from the border
   我距离边境数英里。
4. They fled across the border.
   他们穿越边界逃走了。
5. Clifford is enjoying life north of the border.
   克利福德正在边境北部自在地生活。
6. Soldiers had temporarily closed the border between the two countries.
   士兵们临时封锁了两国之间的边境线。
7. Caesar marched north into the forests that border the Danube River.
   恺撒挥师北上，深入到多瑙河沿岸的森林地带。
8. There has been a build-up of troops on both sides of the border
   边境两边都在集结兵力。
9. A special UN commission was formed to demarcate the border.
   联合国成立了一个特别委员会来划定边界。
10. Talks were continuing about the demarcation of the border between the two countries.
    关于两国之间边界划定问题的谈判仍在继续。
11. 12,000 crossed the border in one day alone, throwing evacuation plans into disarray
    仅一天中就有1.2万人越过边境，这使得撤退计划全被打乱了。
12. The government has started building fortifications along its eastern border.
    政府已经开始沿东部边境修筑防御工事。
13. The border between science fact and science fiction gets a bit fuzzy.
    科学事实和科幻小说之间的界限变得有点儿模糊了。
14. Gray is thought to be in hiding near the France/ Italy border
    他们认为格雷藏在法国和意大利边境附近。
15. Our reporter spent the night crossing the border from Austria into Slovenia
    我们的记者用了一夜时间，穿过奥地利边境进入斯洛文尼亚。
16. The soldiers were engaged in a military operation close to the Ugandan border.
    这些士兵参加了乌干达边境附近的一次军事行动。
17. Planes parachuted food, clothing, blankets, medicine and water into the rugged mountainous border region
    飞机将食品、衣物、毯子、药品和水空投到崎岖多山的边界地区。
18. This trail was roughly parallel to the border.
    这条小路与边境线大致平行。
19. Any day now, the Northern forces may pour across the new border
    北方的军队现在随时都可能大批越过新边界。
20. Jordan reopened its border with Iraq
    约旦重新开放了与伊拉克的边界。
21. The security forces sighted a group of young men that had crossed the border
    安全部队突然看见一群越过边境的年轻人。
22. Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common.
    印度和巴基斯坦边境上常常发生小规模战斗。
23. Everything along the border has its price: drugs, teak, smuggled goods.
    边境上所有的东西都有定价，毒品、柚木和走私品无一例外。
24. Austria has sent three army battalions to its border with Hungary to stem the flow of illegal immigrants
    奥地利已派出3个营的兵力去本国和匈牙利交界的边境地区阻止非法移民的流入。
25. Traders generally travel safely through the border.
    商人通常可以安全通过边界。
26. They have tightened security along the border
    他们加强了边境的安全工作。
27. Hungary's opening of the border was a turning point for the refugees.
    匈牙利开放边境对难民来说是个转机。
28. The men lost their way in a sandstorm and crossed the border by mistake
    那些人在沙尘暴中迷了路，不小心穿越了边境。
29. The border between China and Korea has been formally delimited.
    中国与朝鲜的边界已正式划定了。
30. Enemy troops raided our border areas.
    敌军对我边境地区进行袭击。

  border borderline boundary frontier【导航词义：边界】

  border n. 边界，边境

〔辨析〕多指靠近两国或两地区分界线的区域。

  borderline n. 边境线，分界线

〔辨析〕指划定国与国之间边界的标志线。

  boundary n. 分界线，边界

〔辨析〕侧重指某区域最外的界线，常和领土有关，也指地图上正式标定的、双方认可的边界或较小行政单位间的界线。

  frontier n. 〈尤英〉边界，边境

〔辨析〕指两国接壤的前沿地区，多有军队驻防。

border on sth

1. 濒于；近乎
   to come very close to being sth, especially a strong or unpleasant emotion or quality
   1. a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania
      位于肯尼亚和坦桑尼亚边界的国家公园
   2. Denmark's border with Germany
      丹麦和德国的国界线
   3. in the US, near the Canadian border
      在美国，接近加拿大边界
   4. Nevada's northern border
      内华达州的北部边界
   5. to cross the border
      穿越边界
   6. to flee across/over the border
      穿越边境逃亡
   7. border guards/controls
      边防警卫；边境管制
   8. a border dispute/incident
      边界争端 / 事件
   9. a border town/state
      位于边疆的城镇 / 州
   10. It is difficult to define the border between love and friendship.
       爱情和友情之间的界线难以划清。
2. 挨着；接壤
   to be next to sth
   1. a pillowcase with a lace border
      有花边的枕套

noun

1. a strip forming the outer edge of something
   1. the rug had a wide blue border

2. a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

   Synonym:    moldingmoulding

3. a line that indicates a boundary

   Synonym:    boundary lineborderlinedelimitationmete

4. the boundary of a surface

   Synonym:    edge

5. the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

   Synonym:    marginperimeter

verb

1. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
   1. Canada adjoins the U.S.
   2. England marches with Scotland

   Synonym:    adjoinedgeabutmarchbuttbutt againstbutt on

2. extend on all sides of simultaneously
   1. The forest surrounds my property

   Synonym:    surroundenvironringskirt

3. enclose in or as if in a frame
   1. frame a picture

   Synonym:    frameframe in

4. provide with a border or edge
   1. edge the tablecloth with embroidery

   Synonym:    edge

5. form the boundary of

   Synonym:    bound