单词 | frontier |
释义 | frontier (frʌntɪəʳ , frʌntɪəʳ ) Word forms: frontiers 1. countable noun A frontier is a border between two countries. [British] It wasn't difficult then to cross the frontier. Synonyms: border, limit, edge, bound 2. countable noun When you are talking about the western part of America before the twentieth century, you use frontier to refer to the area beyond the part settled by Europeans. ...a far-flung outpost on the frontier. 3. countable noun [usually plural, adjective NOUN] The frontiers of something, especially knowledge, are the limits to which it extends. ...technological frontiers. ...pushing back the frontiers of science. [+ of] Collocations: advance the frontier of In the spirit of setting the record straight and advancing the frontiers of human knowledge (my knowledge anyway), here are a few of the emails. Times, Sunday Times Universities do all this but only in addition to our main purpose - to advance the frontiers of knowledge and to pass on that wisdom. Times, Sunday Times In any collection of twenty-six papers there are bound to be some which do not advance the frontiers of human understanding. The Times Literary Supplement To advance the frontiers of knowledge through research work, and apply the technology gained for improving the quality of human life and responding effectively to changing societal needs and conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He lauded the individual freedoms of our frontier mentality. Christianity Today His outposts would not provide an 'escape hatch for rich people' but would require pioneers with a frontier mentality. Times, Sunday Times It's very much of a frontier mentality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With oil prices stranded below $70, few oil and gas companies are rushing headlong into big offshore projects in frontier regions. Times, Sunday Times Due to the lack of schools in the frontier regions where his family had lived, he received only a limited education. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were often a variety of token intended to alleviate a shortage of small change in growing frontier regions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Shape-note singing became a fundamental part of camp meetings in frontier regions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many notes describe the natural resources and potential for settlement of frontier regions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But, as with any frontier town, the railroad company arrived soon enough, bringing money by the bucketload, changing the tone. Times, Sunday Times Some 7,000 people are now living in this illicit frontier town. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We have a frontier town mentality and naturally are much more interested in our military hardware than prosperity or democracy. The Times Literary Supplement Four mismatched drifters ride to a run-down frontier town and fight to free it from the control of a crooked marshal and his cronies. The Sun It feels like a frontier town. Times, Sunday Times That's commitment to the frontiers of knowledge for you. Times, Sunday Times The lead time of science at the frontiers of knowledge can be very long. Times, Sunday Times Scientists push back the frontiers of knowledge by standing on the shoulders of giants, or at least of other scientists. Times, Sunday Times Universities do all this but only in addition to our main purpose - to advance the frontiers of knowledge and to pass on that wisdom. Times, Sunday Times I remember talking to a sports scientist who claimed that he and his colleagues had already reached the frontiers of knowledge. Times,Sunday Times However, he was unable to change his father's mind, and instead was sent to guard the frontier as a de facto exile. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Statues of border deities along the wall symbolically guard the frontier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The entire area was ruled by a host of kings who securely guarded their frontiers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Mercenaries eventually comprised much of the capital guard, while foreign nomadic tribes were often employed to guard the frontiers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Honourable scientists want to push the frontiers of medicine, cure illnesses and alleviate suffering. Times, Sunday Times We must allow these heroic risk-takers to do what they do best, and push the frontiers of civilisation to the edges of our capabilities and beyond. The Sun The faculty members are world leaders, pushing the frontiers of fundamental human knowledge in four main areas: engineering and applied science, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was at the technological frontier, a 'semi-submersible' rig intended for ultra-deep water, where rigid support structures are impossible. Times, Sunday Times For example, in the 1930s aviation was the new technological frontier and municipalities worked to promote themselves with the development of municipal airports. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the technological frontier, he describes the futuristic role of electricity in generating heat, movement and light and of instant telecommunications spanning the globe. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 New technological frontiers have been pioneered by the program, and it has passed its design reviews. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He ended his military service in 1782, and was rewarded with of land on the western frontier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The building was typical of western frontier architecture of the late 19th century. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was assigned to western frontier duty until 1846, when he was promoted to first lieutenant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When he started writing, he naturally inclined towards fiction set on the western frontier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This leads to nihilism in the western frontier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the early 1980s pop music was still a wild frontier. Times, Sunday Times Those watching the show would have been credulous and excited by the idea of a rough, wild frontier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We love the idea of a wild frontier town-type thing happening, but we wonder how long that can carry on inside the dome? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The unadaptable junkmen can instead adapt these wild frontiers into coloniesas history's first professional pioneers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Half-orcs are typically born in wild frontiers where human and orc tribes come into contact. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 国境 Japanese: 国境 |
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