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单词 frontier
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frontier ​‌‌

​noun
UK /frʌnˈtɪə(r)/UK /ˈfrʌntɪə(r)/
Other entries for this word
frontier worker noun
Word Forms
singularfrontier
pluralfrontiers
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    countable a border between two countries, especially one with official points where people or vehicles cross
    frontier between:

    the frontier between Israel and Lebanon

    frontier with:

    Italy’s frontier with Switzerland

    on/at the frontier:

    troops massing at the frontier

    Synonyms and related words
    Borders between countries and regions
    border
    line
    frontier
    1. 1a
      countable ​usually singularthe outer edge of a country or area that is the furthest point where people have started to live and build towns
      Synonyms and related words
      Areas of countries
      airspace
      area
      belt
    2. 1b
      singular the western edge of the US that Europeans had reached in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries
      Synonyms and related words
      Areas of specific countries
      ACT
      AONB
      Bantustan
    3. 1c
      ​only before nounon or relating to a frontier

      frontier controls

      a frontier town

      frontier post (=official place for crossing):

      Armed police manned the frontier post.

      Synonyms and related words
      Relating to national and international borders
      frontier
      partition
      clear
  2. 2
    countable ​usually pluralthe most advanced or recent ideas about something
    the frontiers of knowledge/science/technology:

    Their work was on the frontiers of science.

    extend/push back the frontiers (=discover more):

    We are dedicated to experimentation, to pushing back the frontiers.

    Synonyms and related words
    Modern and fashionable and up-to-date
    modern
    contemporary
    advanced

frontier ​‌‌

​noun
US /frʌnˈtɪr/
Other entries for this word
frontier worker noun
Word Forms
singularfrontier
pluralfrontiers
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    countable a border between two countries, especially one with official points where people or vehicles cross
    frontier between:

    the frontier between Israel and Lebanon

    frontier with:

    Italy’s frontier with Switzerland

    on/at the frontier:

    troops massing at the frontier

    Synonyms and related words
    Borders between countries and regions
    border
    line
    boundary
    1. 1a
      countable ​usually singularthe outer edge of a country or area that is the farthest point where people have started to live and build towns
      Synonyms and related words
      Areas of countries
      airspace
      area
      belt
    2. 1b
      singular the western edge of the U.S. that Europeans had reached in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries
      Synonyms and related words
      Areas of specific countries
      ACT
      Bantustan
      the Bible Belt
    3. 1c
      ​only before nounon or relating to a frontier

      frontier controls

      a frontier town

      frontier post (=official place for crossing):

      Armed police manned the frontier post.

      Synonyms and related words
      Relating to national and international borders
      frontier
      partition
      clear
  2. 2
    countable ​usually pluralthe most advanced or recent ideas about something
    the frontiers of knowledge/science/technology:

    Their work was on the frontiers of science.

    extend/push back the frontiers (=discover more):

    We are dedicated to experimentation, to pushing back the frontiers.

    Synonyms and related words
    Modern and fashionable and up-to-date
    modern
    contemporary
    advanced
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