| 单词 | frontier |
| 释义 | fron·tierBrE /ˈfrʌntɪə(r)/ NAmE /frʌnˈtɪr/ noun [C ]a line that separates two countries , etc .; the land near this line 国界；边界；边境◆ ~ (between A and B )the frontier between the land of the Saxons and that of the Danes 撒克逊人土地和古斯堪的纳维亚人土地的边界◆ ~ (with sth )a customs post on the frontier with Italy 与意大利交界的边境上的海关关卡◆ a frontier town /zone /post 边陲小镇；边疆地带；边防站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/frontierthe frontier [sing. ]the edge of land where people live and have built towns , beyond which the country is wild and unknown , especially in the western US in the 19th century （尤指 19 世纪美国西部的）开发地区边缘地带，边远地区◆ a remote frontier settlement 边远地区定居点[C , usually pl. ]~ (of sth )the limit of sth , especially the limit of what is known about a particular subject or activity （学科或活动的）尖端，边缘◆ to push back the frontiers of science (= to increase knowledge of science )开拓科学新领域◆ to roll back the frontiers of government (= to limit the powers of the government )限制政府权力 |
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