| 单词 | boundary |
| 释义 | bound·aryBrE /ˈbaʊndri/ NAmE /ˈbaʊndri/ noun (plural bound·aries) a real or imagined line that marks the limits or edges of sth and separates it from other things or places ; a dividing line 边界；界限；分界线◆ national boundaries 国界◆ (BrE ) county boundaries 郡界◆ boundary changes /disputes 边界变化/争端◆ The fence marks the boundary between my property and hers . 那道篱笆是我和她的住宅之间的分界。◆ Scientists continue to push back the boundaries of human knowledge . 科学家不断扩大人类知识的范围。◆ the boundary between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour 可接受和不可接受的行为之间的分界线borderboundary ⬥ frontierThese are all words for a line that marks the edge of sth and separates it from other areas or things.以上各词均指边界、分界线。borderthe line that separates two countries or areas; the land near this line指国界、边界、边疆、边界地区：◆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boundarya line that marks the edges of an area of land and separates it from other areas指边界、界限、分界线：◆The fence marked the boundary between my property and hers.那道篱笆曾是我和她的房产之间的地界。frontier(BrE ) the line that separates two countries or areas; the land near this line指国界、边界、边疆、边境：◆The river formed the frontier between the land of the Saxons and that of the Danes.这条河曾是撒克逊人与古斯堪的纳维亚人土地的分界线。which word?词语辨析The point where you cross from one country to another is usually called the border. In British English it can also be called the frontier, but this is often in a context of wildness, danger and uncertainty.国界线通常叫 border；英式英语亦可叫 frontier，但 frontier 常与荒芜、危险和不确定联系在一起：◆The rebels control the frontier and the surrounding area.叛乱分子控制了边疆地区。The line on a map that shows the border of a country can be called the boundary but 'boundary' is not used when you cross from one country to another.地图上标示的国界线可叫 boundary，但穿越国界不用 boundary：◆After the war the national boundaries were redrawn.战后重新划定了国界。◆Thousands of immigrants cross the boundary every day.Boundary can also be a physical line between two places, for example between property belonging to two different people, marked by a fence or wall. * boundary 亦可指两地间的分界线，如用篱笆或墙隔开的分属于不同的两个人的土地分界线：◆the boundary fence/wall between the properties分隔两所房子的篱笆/墙Patternsacross/along/on/over a/the border/boundary/frontierat the boundary/frontierthe border/boundary/frontier with a placethe northern/southern/eastern/western border/boundary/frontiera national/common/disputed border/boundary/frontier(in cricket板球) a hit of the ball that crosses the boundary of the playing area and scores extra points 使球越过边界线的击球（得加分） |
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