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. 边界; 边界地区

They fled across the border. 他们越过边界逃走了。

Soldiers had temporarily closed the border between the two countries. 士兵们已暂时封闭了两国的边界。

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

...the European and Arab countries bordering the Mediterranean. …地中海沿岸的欧洲国家和阿拉伯国家。

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

Both republics border on the Black Sea. 这两个共和国都与黑海毗邻。

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

...pillowcases trimmed with a hand-crocheted border. …镶有一道手工钩制花边的枕套。

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. (小路或草地边) 狭长花坛

...a lawn flanked by wide herbaceous borders. …一片两侧有草本植物花坛的草坪。

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

...the mile of white sand beach bordered by palm trees and tropical flowers. …环绕着棕榈树和热带花卉的一英里白色沙滩。