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近义词辨析—边界

Boundary

Definition: A line which marks the limits of an area; a dividing line. (A limit of something abstract, especially a subject or sphere of activity.) [Oxford Dictionary] [边界;界线。多指作为界线的标识物等]

Example:

The fence marks the boundary between my land and hers. [这道栅栏是我的地和她的地的分界线]


The issue of global warming is one that cuts across all political and social boundaries.[全球气候变暖是跨越所有政治和社会界限的一个议题]
Border

Definition: 1. A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas. 2. The edge or boundary of something, or the part near it. [Oxford Dictionary] [较宽的边缘,边界,多指两国或两地之间的分界处附近的边缘地区、边界地带;也可以指物体的边缘等]

Example:

We crossed the Mexican borders into the USA. [我们穿过墨西哥边界进入美国境内]


He was arrested on Christmas Eve in an area of Pakistan close to the border with Afghanistan.[圣诞前夜,他在靠近巴基斯坦与阿富汗边界线的巴基斯坦境内被捕]
Frontier

Definition: A line or border separating two countries: 1. The extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness, especially in reference to the western US before Pacific settlement. 2. The extreme limit of understanding or achievement in a particular area. [Oxford Dictionary] [边界,边境,边疆,指靠近边界(boundary)的区域;也可引申为“未开发的领域”,“(学术的)前沿”等]

Example:

The American West was still a frontier a century ago. [一个世纪以前美国西部还是一片边疆]


She is a biochemist who works on the frontiers of biology. [她是从事生物学前沿研究的生化学家]
Rim

Definition: The upper or outer edge of an object, typically something circular or approximately circular. [Oxford Dictionary] [边,边缘,尤指圆形或近似圆形的物体的边缘]

Example:

So the Pacific Rim has helped shape my view of the world. [因此,太平洋周边地区影响了我的世界观的形成]


Let us living ones dance about the rim of the crater, a last expiring dance. But a dance! [让我们活着的人在火山口边上跳舞吧,这是临死前的一场舞,不过它仍是一场舞]
Verge

Definition: 1. An edge or border. 2. An extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen. [Oxford Dictionary] [(道路、花坛等长着草的)边缘,引申为“某事即将发生之际”]

Example:

The grass verge outside the church.[教堂外面长满了草]

On the verge of war [战争爆发之际]


I was on the verge of tears. [我几乎要哭出来]

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