border
gb/bˈɔɹdɚ/ us/bˈɔɹdɚ/
A2
英语
~ 1900
义项
0 个义项
名词
A2
relation
1
official line separating areas
A line that separates two countries or areas.
用法模式：
the border between [place] and [place]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'border' with 'boundary'. A boundary can be any dividing line, while a border usually refers to one between countries or regions.
近义词
boundary (Can refer to any dividing line, not only between countries.)
反义词
center (Refers to the middle of an area, opposite of its outer edge or limit.)
搭配
cross the border
|border crossing
|border control
|border security
|border town
主题
geography
|travel
|politics
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
名词
B1
entity
2
outer edge of something
The outside edge of something.
用法模式：
[something] has a border of [material/color]
常见错误：
Some learners confuse 'border' with 'frame'. A frame is a separate structure around something; a border is part of the same object or surface.
近义词
edge (More general term for the outer limit of an object.)
反义词
center (The middle point, opposite of the outer edge.)
搭配
decorative border
|lace border
|page border
|border design
主题
design
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|arts_entertainment
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
动词
B1
state
3
to be next to something
To be next to and touch something along an edge.
用法模式：
[place] borders [place]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'border' (verb) with 'border on', which can mean 'almost be' in a figurative sense.
近义词
adjoin (Slightly more formal; often used for land or buildings.)
反义词
separate (To keep apart, without touching or sharing an edge.)
搭配
country borders country
|land borders river
|region borders region
主题
geography
|space
|travel
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- France borders Spain.
- Our garden borders the field.
- The school borders a park.
- This country borders two seas.
- His farm borders the road.
动词
B2
action
4
to put an edge around something
To make an edge around something.
用法模式：
to border [something] with [material/design]
近义词
edge (General term for providing a boundary or margin.)
反义词
strip (To remove an edge or margin from something.)
搭配
border with flowers
|border with lace
|border with stones
主题
design
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
语法
词典原形
border
IPA
GB/bˈɔɹdɚ/
US/bˈɔɹdɚ/
音节与重音
bor - der （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (bor)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: border
- Plural: border, borders
Verb
- Base: border
- 3rd Person Singular: borders
- Present Participle: bordering
- Past: bordered
词族
Forms
borders
noun
bordering
verb
bordered
verb
Related words
borderline
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
borderless
adjective
Advanced or less common
borderland
noun C1
相关表达
at the border
1/ˈæt ðə bˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
located at dividing line between countries
In the place where two countries or areas meet.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- We crossed the border into Mexico at noon.
- You need your passport to cross the border.