单词 | frontier |
释义 | frontier noun¹ 1 (bre) border between countries两国之间的界线adjective | verb + frontier | frontier + noun | preposition adjective➤common共同国界◆neither country would guarantee the integrity of their common frontier.两国都对双方间的共同国界存有争议。➤eastern, northern, etc.东部、北部等边界◆there were very few border controls on the south-western frontier.西南国界上没几个边境检查站。➤franco-spanish, french-spanish, etc.法国-西班牙等边界verb + frontier➤cross穿越边界◆the army crossed the frontier in the middle of the night.午夜时份,军队越过了边界。➤reach到达边境▸➤control, defend, guard控制边境;保卫边境◆the rebels control the frontier and the surrounding area.叛军控制了边境及其周边地区。frontier + noun➤controls, post边境检查站/哨所▸➤guard边防战士▸➤zone边境地带preposition➤across the frontier穿过边界◆the weapons were smuggled across the frontier.武器是偷运过边境的。➤along the frontier沿着边界◆an army grouping along the frontier沿边境集结的军队➤at the frontier在边界上◆there was an army checkpoint at the frontier.边界上有一个军队检查站。➤on the frontier在国界上◆people living on the german frontier居住在德国边境地区的人➤over the frontier越过边界◆they were forced to retreat back over the frontier.他们被迫退回到边界线以内。➤frontier between⋯之间的边界◆the frontier between india and pakistan印巴边界➤frontier with与⋯的接壤地区◆france's frontier with germany法国与德国的接壤地区frontier noun² 2the frontier the edge of land that is known已知土地的边缘adjective | verb + frontier | frontier + noun adjective➤wild荒野地带◆america's wild frontier美国的荒野地带➤western西部的边疆地带verb + frontier➤explore探查边疆地带➤tame(通过开垦等)控制边疆地带➤settle在边疆地带定居frontier + noun➤province, settlement, town边疆地区的省份/定居点/城镇➤mentality, spirit边疆心态/精神frontier noun³ 3border between what we know and do not know已知与未知之间的界限adjective | verb + frontier adjective➤final, last最终/最后未开拓的领域▸➤new新领域➤next下一个新领域➤technological技术前沿verb + frontier➤explore探索领域◆space is the final frontier for us to explore.太空是我们探索的最后一个领域。➤advance, expand, extend, open, push back拓展/扩展/延伸/开辟/扩大领域◆the scientists' work will push back the frontiers of physics.科学家的工作将拓展物理学领域。frontier /frʌntɪə(r); name frʌntɪr/ [countable] (bre) the line that separates two countries or areas; the land near this line国界;边界;边疆;边境◆the river formed the frontier between the land of the saxons and that of the danes.这条河曾是撒克逊人与古斯堪的纳维亚人土地的分界线。◆there were very few border controls on the south-western frontier.西南边疆的边境管制极少。ⓘ the frontier [singular] is used in both british and american english to talk about the edge of land where people live and have built towns, beyond which the country is wild and unknown, especially in the western us in the 19th century. * the frontier 在英式和美式英语中均指有人居住和开发了城镇的边陲地带,以外便是荒芜的未知乡野,尤指 19 世纪美国西部的边远地区◆a remote frontier settlement位于荒僻边远地区的定居点◆ (figurative) is space the final frontier?太空是最后的边疆吗?note 辨析 which word?the point where you cross from one country to another is usually called the border. in british english it can also be called the frontier, but this is often in a context of wildness, danger and uncertainty.国界线通常叫 border,英式英语中亦称 frontier,但 frontier 常与荒芜、危险和不确定因素联系在一起◆the rebels control the frontier and the surrounding area.叛乱分子控制了边疆地区。the line on a map that shows the border of a country can be called the boundary but 'boundary' is not used when you cross from one country to another.地图上标示的国界线可叫 boundary,但穿越国界不用 boundary◆after the war the national boundaries were redrawn.战后重新划定了国界。◆thousands of immigrants cross the boundary every day. boundary is used for the borders between counties in britain, both on the map and on the ground.在英国,boundary 既指地图上标示的郡界,也指地面上的郡界◆we crossed the county boundary into devon.我们越过郡界进入德文了。states and counties in the us are separated by lines but 'line' is not used for national borders.在美国,州界和县界用 line,但国界不用 line◆crossing state / county lines跨越州界/县界◆national lines boundary can also be a physical line between two places, for example between property belonging to two different people, marked by a fence or wall. * boundary 亦可指两地间有形的分界线,如用篱笆或墙隔开分属于两个人的土地分界线◆the boundary fence / wall between the properties地产间的篱笆/墙分界线frontier /frʌntɪə(r); name frʌntɪr/ [countable, usually plural] the limits of what is known about sth or what sb/sth can do学科的尖端;权力的边缘◆this research programme aims to push back the frontiers of science.本科研项目力争开拓科学前沿。frontier/ˈfrʌntɪə(r); us frʌnˈtɪər ||; frʌnˈtɪr/noun1. [c] the frontier (between a and b) the line where one country joins another; border 国界;边界: ◇the end of frontier controls in europe. 欧洲国家之间不再有边境检查 ☞look at the note at border. 参看border的注释。 2. the frontiers [pl] the limit between what we do and do not know 知识的极限: ◇scientific research is constantly pushing back the frontiers of our knowledge about the world. 科学研究不断扩大我们对这个世界的认识。 frontiersee ⇨ edge 2 fron·tier /frʌn`tɪr; ˈfrʌntɪə/n [c] 1. the border of a country 边界,边境:◇a town on the frontier between france and spain 位于法国和西班牙边境的市镇 2. the frontiers of the limits of what is known about something …的界限[指知识的范围]:◇the frontiers of science 科学的前沿 |
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