frontier
英 [ˈfrʌntɪə(r)]
美 [frʌnˈtɪr]
n. 国界; 边界; 边境; (尤指19世纪美国西部的)开发地区边缘地带，边远地区; (学科或活动的)尖端，边缘
复数：frontiers
高考CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM4TEM8法律
Collins.2 / BNC.4553 / COCA.4415
同义词辨析
borderborderlineboundaryfrontier【导航词义：边界】
bordern. 边界，边境
〔辨析〕
多指靠近两国或两地区分界线的区域。
〔例证〕
the German-Polish border
德国与波兰边境
Two years later, he was sent to the border between China and Myanmar.
两年以后，他被派到了中缅边界。
德国与波兰边境
Two years later, he was sent to the border between China and Myanmar.
两年以后，他被派到了中缅边界。
borderlinen. 边境线，分界线
〔辨析〕
指划定国与国之间边界的标志线。
〔例证〕
the borderline between China and India
中印之间的边界线
中印之间的边界线
boundaryn. 分界线，边界
〔辨析〕
侧重指某区域最外的界线，常和领土有关，也指地图上正式标定的、双方认可的边界或较小行政单位间的界线。
〔例证〕
national/state/city boundary
国界/州界/市界
They marked the boundaries of the basketball court.
他们标出了篮球场的边界。
The river forms the boundary between my land and his.
这条河构成了我这块地和他那块地之间的分界线。
国界/州界/市界
They marked the boundaries of the basketball court.
他们标出了篮球场的边界。
The river forms the boundary between my land and his.
这条河构成了我这块地和他那块地之间的分界线。
frontiern. 〈尤英〉边界，边境
〔辨析〕
指两国接壤的前沿地区，多有军队驻防。
〔例证〕
China has a frontier with Vietnam.
中国的边界和越南相接。
Soldiers guard the frontier against invasion.
战士们守卫边疆，防止外敌入侵。
中国的边界和越南相接。
Soldiers guard the frontier against invasion.
战士们守卫边疆，防止外敌入侵。
牛津词典
noun
- 国界；边界；边境
a line that separates two countries, etc.; the land near this line- the frontier between the land of the Saxons and that of the Danes
撒克逊人土地和古斯堪的纳维亚人土地的边界 - a customs post on the frontier with Italy
与意大利的交界边境上的海关关卡 - a frontier town/zone/post
边陲小镇；边疆地带；边防站
- the frontier between the land of the Saxons and that of the Danes
- （尤指19世纪美国西部的）开发地区边缘地带，边远地区
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- a remote frontier settlement
边远地区定居点
- a remote frontier settlement
- （学科或活动的）尖端，边缘
the limit of sth, especially the limit of what is known about a particular subject or activity- to push back the frontiers of science (= to increase knowledge of science)
开拓科学新领域 - to roll back the frontiers of government (= to limit the powers of the government)
限制政府权力
- to push back the frontiers of science (= to increase knowledge of science)
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 边界;边境
Afrontieris a border between two countries.- It wasn't difficult then to cross the frontier.
那时穿越边境并不困难。
- It wasn't difficult then to cross the frontier.
- N-COUNT 西部边疆,边远地区(指 20 世纪前美国西部欧洲移民尚未定居的部分)
When you are talking about the western part of America before the twentieth century, you usefrontierto refer to the area beyond the part settled by Europeans.- ...a far-flung outpost on the frontier.
远驻西部边疆的前哨
- ...a far-flung outpost on the frontier.
- N-COUNT (尤指知识的)前沿，尖端，新领域
Thefrontiersof something, especially knowledge, are the limits to which it extends.- ...pushing back the frontiers of science.
推进科学前沿 - ...technological frontiers.
技术尖端
- ...pushing back the frontiers of science.
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用border
英英释义
noun
- an undeveloped field of study
- he worked at the frontier of brain science
- an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
- a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
- the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day
双语例句
- The frontier is so well guarded that no one can get across.
国境线守卫严密得没人能越过去。 - Population distribution and its change rule have become the focus and frontier of demography and geographic information science.
人口分布及其变化规律成为人口学和地理信息科学研究的前沿及热点问题之一。 - Western officials say convoys carrying weapons for the Taliban have crossed Iran's frontier with Afghanistan.
西方官员表示，为塔利班运送武器的车队已经跨越了伊朗与阿富汗的边界。 - So that's the expected return and efficient portfolio frontier problem.
这就是预期收益，和有效边界问题。 - The novel vividly depicts the life of young people in the frontier region.
这部小说生动地描绘了边疆青年的生活。 - The frontier guards together with the militiamen drove out the invaders.
边防战士和民兵一起把入侵者赶了出去。 - Frontier incidents have been common on the border.
边界事件在边境上时常发生。 - This change in admissions criteria and teaching methodology and content is probably the next frontier for business schools.
录取标准和授课方法以及内容的变化，可能是商学院的下一个发展方向。 - We crossed the frontier between France and italy.
我们穿越了意大利和法国之间的边界。 - Areas near the frontier were rough and lawless in the old days.
过去边远地区混乱不堪，而且没有法律。