borderland
gb/bˈɔɹdɚlənd/ us/bˈɔɹdɚlənd/
C1
英语
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名词
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entity
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Area near a border
an area near the line that separates two countries or regions
用法模式：
[a/the] borderland; borderlands; the borderland between [place] and [place]
常见错误：
Do not use borderland for the exact dividing line itself; use border or boundary for that.
近义词
border region (more direct and common in everyday factual description)
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frontier (suggests a remote edge area, often with historical or pioneer associations)
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boundary area (more general and less tied to national or political borders)
反义词
interior (the central area away from borders or coasts)
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heartland (the central or most typical part of a country or region)
搭配
remote borderlands
|rugged borderlands
|northern borderlands
|rural borderland
|borderland region
|disputed borderland
|mountain borderlands
|frontier borderlands
主题
geography
|politics
|travel
|places
例句
- The river runs through a sparsely populated borderland between the two countries.
- Many families in the borderlands have relatives on both sides of the frontier.
- The novel is set in the rugged borderland where three provinces meet.
学习者例句
- They live in a borderland near Mexico.
- The borderland is far from the capital city.
名词
C1
abstract
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Unclear area between categories
a situation or subject that is between two different things and is not clearly one or the other
用法模式：
the borderland between [something] and [something]; a borderland of [something]
常见错误：
This figurative use is often followed by between; do not confuse it with borderline, which is usually an adjective meaning almost unacceptable or almost a particular condition.
近义词
gray area (more common and informal; emphasizes uncertainty or lack of clear rules)
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overlap (emphasizes shared features between two things)
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liminal space (more literary or academic; emphasizes being in transition)
反义词
clear boundary (a definite separation between categories)
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distinction (a recognized difference between two things)
搭配
the borderland between
|a strange borderland
|a gray borderland
|a moral borderland
|the borderland of memory
|the borderland of sleep
|the borderland of science and art
主题
ideas
|language
|arts
|psychology
例句
- The film lives in the borderland between documentary and fiction.
- Some of his work explores the borderland of memory, dream, and imagination.
- The case falls into a legal borderland where the rules are not yet clear.
学习者例句
- This story is in the borderland between fact and fiction.
- The question belongs to the borderland of science and art.
语法
词典原形
borderland
IPA
GB/bˈɔɹdɚlənd/
US/bˈɔɹdɚlənd/
音节与重音
bor - der - land （3 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (bor)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: borderland
- Plural: borderlands
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