| 单词 | border |
| 释义 | Word Frequency border(ˈbɔːdə) noun 1. a band or margin around or along the edge of something 2. the dividing line or frontier between political or geographic regions 3. a. a region straddling such a boundary b. (as modifier) border country 4. a. a design or ornamental strip around the edge or rim of something, such as a printed page or dinner plate b. (as modifier) a border illustration 5. a long narrow strip of ground planted with flowers, shrubs, trees, etc, that skirts a path or wall or surrounds a lawn or other area a herbaceous border verb 6. (transitive) to decorate or provide with a border 7. (when intr, foll by on or upon) a. to be adjacent (to); lie along the boundary (of) his land borders on mine b. to be nearly the same (as); verge (on) his stupidity borders on madness Word origin C14: from Old French bordure, from border to border, from bort side of a ship, of Germanic origin; see boardWord Frequency Border 1(ˈbɔːdə) noun the Border 1. (often plural) the area straddling the border between England and Scotland 2. the area straddling the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland 3. the region in S South Africa around East London Word Frequency Border 2(ˈbɔːdə) noun Allan (Robert). born 1955, Australian cricketer; played in 156 test matches (1978–1994), 93 as captain; first Australian batsman to score 10,000 test runs |
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