border是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the line that divides one country from another -- 国境；边界；边境

  • Were you stopped at the border? 你在边界被拦住了吗？

  • The train crosses the border between France and Spain. 火车穿过法国和西班牙之间的边界。

  • The two countries have had frequent border disputes. 两国经常发生边界纠纷。

• 1 a strip that goes around or along the edge of something, often as decoration -- （装饰性的）窄边

  • The dress was white with a delicate lace border. 这条裙子是白色的，饰有精美的花边。

  • a picture with a decorative/plain border 带有／没有装饰边的画

  • to weed/plant the borders 除去花园边缘的杂草／在花园边缘种上植物

• 2 to form a line around the edge of something -- 在…上加边，给…镶边；围，沿着

  • The fields are bordered by tall trees. 田野四周都是高大的树木。

• 3 to be next to and have a border with another country -- （指国家间）接壤

  • Swaziland borders South Africa and Mozambique. 斯威士兰毗邻南非和莫桑比克。