boundary, border, frontier, rim, verge这几个名词都有“边界”的意思。 boundary n.边界;界线。多指作为界线的标识物等。 the fence marks the boundary between my land and hers. border n.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。 we crossed the mexican bordersintosthe usa. frontier n.边界,边境,边疆,指靠近边界(boundary)的区域; the american west was still a frontier a century ago. she is a biochemist who works on the frontiers of biology. [!--empirenews.page--] rim n.边,边缘,尤指圆形或近似圆形的物体的边缘。 so the pacific rim has helped shape my view of the world. let us living ones dance about the rim of the crater, a last expiring dance. but a dance! statuses, like wireless signal and battery life, are displayed along the rim of one of the screens. verge n. (道路、花坛等长着草的)边缘,引申为“某事即将发生之际”。 on the verge of war 战争爆发之际 |
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