border
gb/bˈɔɹdɚ/ us/bˈɔɹdɚ/
A2
Английский
~ 1900
Значения
0 значений
Существительное
A2
relation
1
official line separating areas
A line that separates two countries or areas.
Модель употребления:
the border between [place] and [place]
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'border' with 'boundary'. A boundary can be any dividing line, while a border usually refers to one between countries or regions.
Синонимы
boundary (Can refer to any dividing line, not only between countries.)
Антонимы
center (Refers to the middle of an area, opposite of its outer edge or limit.)
Коллокации
cross the border
|border crossing
|border control
|border security
|border town
Темы
geography
|travel
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- We crossed the border into Canada.
- The two countries share a long border.
- Border security has been increased after the incident.
- They live in a small town near the Mexican border.
- The river forms the border between the two states.
Примеры для изучающих
- We crossed the border into France.
- The border between the two countries is very long.
- There is a small shop near the border.
- They live close to the border.
- The river is the border between the towns.
Существительное
B1
entity
2
outer edge of something
The outside edge of something.
Модель употребления:
[something] has a border of [material/color]
Частая ошибка:
Some learners confuse 'border' with 'frame'. A frame is a separate structure around something; a border is part of the same object or surface.
Синонимы
edge (More general term for the outer limit of an object.)
Антонимы
center (The middle point, opposite of the outer edge.)
Коллокации
decorative border
|lace border
|page border
|border design
Темы
design
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|arts_entertainment
Примеры
- The rug has a red border.
- She planted flowers along the border of the lawn.
- The page has a decorative border.
- A black border surrounded the photograph.
- The scarf features a lace border.
Примеры для изучающих
- The tablecloth has a blue border.
- There are trees on the border of the garden.
- The picture has a gold border.
- He drew a red border around the words.
- The paper has a nice border.
Глагол
B1
state
3
to be next to something
To be next to and touch something along an edge.
Модель употребления:
[place] borders [place]
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'border' (verb) with 'border on', which can mean 'almost be' in a figurative sense.
Синонимы
adjoin (Slightly more formal; often used for land or buildings.)
Антонимы
separate (To keep apart, without touching or sharing an edge.)
Коллокации
country borders country
|land borders river
|region borders region
Темы
geography
|space
|travel
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- Poland borders Germany to the west.
- The park borders the river.
- Our property borders the forest.
- Canada borders the United States to the south.
- The reserve borders three villages.
Примеры для изучающих
- France borders Spain.
- Our garden borders the field.
- The school borders a park.
- This country borders two seas.
- His farm borders the road.
Глагол
B2
action
4
to put an edge around something
To make an edge around something.
Модель употребления:
to border [something] with [material/design]
Синонимы
edge (General term for providing a boundary or margin.)
Антонимы
strip (To remove an edge or margin from something.)
Коллокации
border with flowers
|border with lace
|border with stones
Темы
design
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- She bordered the tablecloth with lace.
- The path was bordered with roses.
- They bordered the garden with small stones.
- The mirror is bordered in gold.
- Each page is bordered with a thin blue line.
Примеры для изучающих
- I bordered the picture with red paper.
- The garden is bordered with flowers.
- He bordered his letter with a black line.
- The road is bordered by trees.
- Her scarf is bordered with beads.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
border
IPA
GB/bˈɔɹdɚ/
US/bˈɔɹdɚ/
Слоги и ударение
bor - der (2 слога)
Stress on 1st syllable (bor)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: border
- Plural: border, borders
Verb
- Base: border
- 3rd Person Singular: borders
- Present Participle: bordering
- Past: bordered
Родственные слова
Forms
borders
noun
bordering
verb
bordered
verb
Related words
borderline
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
borderless
adjective
Advanced or less common
borderland
noun C1
Выражения
at the border
1/ˈæt ðə bˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
located at dividing line between countries
In the place where two countries or areas meet.
Примеры
- We had our documents checked at the border.
- There was a long queue at the border.
border control
1/bˈɔɹdɚ kəntɹˈoʊl/
fixed phrase
checks at country's entry point
Government checks at a country's dividing line to control who and what goes in and out.
Примеры
- Border control officers checked our bags.
- Border control can take a long time during holidays.
border on
1/bˈɔɹdɚ ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
to be almost like something else
To be very close to being something, often something extreme or bad.
Примеры
- His comments bordered on rude.
- Her enthusiasm borders on obsession.
cross the border
1/kɹˈɔs ðə bˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
to go into another country
To go from one country into another country at their dividing line.
Примеры
- We crossed the border into Mexico at noon.
- You need your passport to cross the border.