border

1. N-COUNT 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. 邊界; 邊界地區(qū)

They fled across the border. 他們?cè)竭^邊界逃走了。

Soldiers had temporarily closed the border between the two countries. 士兵們已暫時(shí)封閉了兩國(guó)的邊界。

2. V-T A country that borders another country, a sea, or a river is next to it. 與…接壤

...the European and Arab countries bordering the Mediterranean. …地中海沿岸的歐洲國(guó)家和阿拉伯國(guó)家。

3. PHRASAL VERB Border on means the same as . 與…接壤

Both republics border on the Black Sea. 這兩個(gè)共和國(guó)都與黑海毗鄰。

4. N-COUNT A border is a strip or band around the edge of something. 飾邊

...pillowcases trimmed with a hand-crocheted border. …鑲有一道手工鉤制花邊的枕套。

5. N-COUNT In a garden, a border is a long strip of ground planted with flowers, along the edge of a path or lawn. (小路或草地邊) 狹長(zhǎng)花壇

...a lawn flanked by wide herbaceous borders. …一片兩側(cè)有草本植物花壇的草坪。

6. V-T If something is bordered by another thing, the other thing forms a line along the edge of it. 給…鑲邊

...the mile of white sand beach bordered by palm trees and tropical flowers. …環(huán)繞著棕櫚樹和熱帶花卉的一英里白色沙灘。