bor‧der 1 S3 W2 / bɔdə $ bɔrdər / 名词 [可数名词]

1 the official line that separates two countries, states, or areas, or the area close to this line :

To cross the border, you will need a valid passport.

border between

the border between the US and Mexico

border with

regular patrols along the border with France

on the border

a market town on the border of England and Wales

across the border

He helped them to get across the border.

south/north etc of the border

The coach took us south of the border to Tia Juana.

2 a band along or around the edge of something such as a picture or piece of material :

writing paper with a black border

3 an area of soil where you plant flowers or bushes, along the edge of an area of grass :

a flower and shrub border

4 something that separates one situation, state etc from another :

new scientific discoveries that are stretching the borders of knowledge

COLLOCATIONS

动词

cross the border The army crossed the border and advanced on Warsaw.

flee/escape across the border Over 100,000 civilians fled across the border.

form the border The river forms the border between the two countries.

close the border (= prevent people from crossing ) The government moved quickly to close the border.

open the border (= start allowing people to cross ) After fifty years the border was finally opened.

straddle the border (= cover land on both sides of it ) This small village straddles the border between the West Bank and Jerusalem.

形容词

the Welsh/Mexican etc border I had reached the Swiss border.

the southern/eastern etc border They renewed their attacks on Ethiopia’s northern border.

the Austro-Hungarian/Hong Kong–China etc border The village is on the Oxfordshire-Warwickshire border.

a common border (= that countries share ) India and Pakistan each withdrew troops from their common border.

border + NOUN

a border dispute (= a disagreement about where the border should be ) a long-running border dispute between Iraq and Iran

a border town the Chinese border town of Shenzhen

a border area/region The Afghan border area is open and wild.

a border crossing (= a place where you cross a border ) There are problems of delays at border crossings.

a border guard the North Korean border guards

border controls (= controls on who crosses a border ) Hungary tightened its border controls.

短语

this/the other side of the border Her friend lives on the other side of the border.

THESAURUS

border the official line that separates two countries, or the area close to this line : The town lies on the border between Chile and Argentina. | Strasbourg is very close to the German border. | border guards

frontier especially British English the border : They crossed the Libyan frontier into Egypt.

line the official line that separates states and counties in the US : His family lived across the state line in West Virginia.

boundary the line that marks the edge of an area of land that someone owns, or one of the parts of a country : The fence marks the boundary between the two properties. | The Mississippi River forms the boundary between Tennessee and Arkansas. | A road runs along the western boundary of the site.