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bor·der AHD[bôrʹdər] D.J.[ˈbɔːdə]K.K.[ˈbɔrdɚ]n.（名词）- A part that forms the outer edge of something.边界，边缘：形成事物外部边缘的部分
- A decorative strip around the edge of something, such as fabric.装饰边：事物周边作装饰性的条块，如织花边
- A strip of ground, as at the edge of a garden or walk, in which ornamental plants or shrubs are planted.路边花坛：在花园或路的边上的条块形土地，里面种上装饰性的花草或灌木
- The line or frontier area separating political divisions or geographic regions; a boundary.边境：政治划分或地理区域的分隔线或边界；分界线
v.（动词）bor.dered, bor.der.ing, bor.ders v.tr.（及物动词）- To put a border on.作为…的边界
- To lie along or adjacent to the border of:相连：沿着或毗接于…的边界：Canada borders the United States.加拿大与美国毗邻
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To lie adjacent to another:毗接：与另一个毗接：The United States borders on Canada.美国接界于加拿大
- To be almost like another in character:近似：特征上与另一个近似：an act that borders on heroism.近似英雄的行径
- Middle English bordure 中古英语 bordure
- from Old French bordeure 源自 古法语 bordeure
- from border [to border] 源自 border [接界]
- from bort [border] 源自 bort [接界]
- [of Germanic origin] [来源于日耳曼语]
borʹderer n.（名词）border, margin, edge, verge, brink, rim, brim- All these nouns refer to the line or narrow area that marks the outside limit of something such as a surface.所有这些名词指某物外部界限的界限或狭长地带。
- Border refers either to the boundary line ( Border 也指分界线（ erected a fence along the border of the property) or to the area that is immediately inside the boundary ( 沿地产的边界竖立一道围墙） 或指正位于边界内的区域（ a picture frame with a wide border).有着宽边的相框）。
- Margin is a border of more or less precisely definable width that is often distinguishable in other respects from the rest of the surface: Margin 是指一种可精确限定宽度的边界，该宽度的其他方面与表面的其余部分是可分辨的： a boathouse near the margin of the pond;一个靠近池塘边的船库；the margin of a little clearing in the forest.森林中微略可辨的边界。
- Edge refers specifically to the precise bounding line formed by the continuous convergence of two surfaces: Edge 特指两个平面连续相关的点形成的精确分界线： sat on the edge of the chair.坐在椅子的边缘。
- Verge is an extreme terminating line or edge ( Verge 是一个极尽头的线或界（ the sun's afterglow on the verge of the horizon); figuratively it indicates a point at which something is likely to begin or to happen ( 日落于地平线上）； 它喻指一个于此事物可能开始或发生的临界点（ an explorer on the verge of a great discovery). 探险家位于巨大发现的临界点）。
- Brink denotes the edge of a steep place ( Brink 指陡峭地方的边界（ stood on the brink of the cliff); in an extended sense it indicates the likelihood or imminence of a sudden change ( 站在悬崖的边缘上）； 在一个扩展的意义上它指一件突发事变的可能性或临近（ on the brink of falling in love). 处于坠入爱情的边缘）。
- Rim most often denotes the edge of something, such as a wheel, that is circular or curved: Rim 最常用于指圆周性或曲性物体，如车轮的边缘： a crack in the rim of the lens.位于镜头边缘的裂缝。
- Brim applies to the upper edge or inner side of the rim of a container,such as a cup, or of something shaped like a basin: Brim 指容器边缘的上边或里边，如茶杯或形状象盆一样的东西： lava issuing from the brim of the crater. See also Synonyms at boundary 从火山口流出的熔岩 参见同义词 boundary
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