1 (BrE) border between countries兩國之間的界線ADJECTIVE | VERB + FRONTIER | FRONTIER + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤common共同國界◇Neither country would guarantee the integrity of their common frontier.兩國都對雙方間的共同國界存有爭議。➤eastern, northern, etc.東部、北部等邊界◇There were very few border controls on the south-western frontier.西南國界上沒幾個邊境檢查站。➤Franco-Spanish, French-Spanish, etc.法國-西班牙等邊界VERB + FRONTIER➤cross穿越邊界◇The army crossed the frontier in the middle of the night.午夜時份,軍隊越過了邊界。➤reach到達邊境▸➤control, defend, guard控制邊境;保衞邊境◇The rebels control the frontier and the surrounding area.叛軍控制了邊境及其周邊地區。FRONTIER + NOUN➤controls, post邊境檢查站/哨所▸➤guard邊防戰士▸➤zone邊境地帶PREPOSITION➤across the frontier穿過邊界◇The weapons were smuggled across the frontier.武器是偷運過邊境的。➤along the frontier沿着邊界◇an army grouping along the frontier沿邊境集結的軍隊➤at the frontier在邊界上◇There was an army checkpoint at the frontier.邊界上有一個軍隊檢查站。➤on the frontier在國界上◇people living on the German frontier居住在德國邊境地區的人➤over the frontier越過邊界◇They were forced to retreat back over the frontier.他們被迫退回到邊界線以內。➤frontier between⋯之間的邊界◇the frontier between India and Pakistan印巴邊界➤frontier with與⋯的接壤地區◇France's frontier with Germany法國與德國的接壤地區frontier
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2the frontierthe edge of land that is known已知土地的邊緣ADJECTIVE | VERB + FRONTIER | FRONTIER + NOUNADJECTIVE➤wild荒野地帶◇America's wild frontier美國的荒野地帶➤western西部的邊疆地帶VERB + FRONTIER➤explore探查邊疆地帶➤tame(通過開墾等)控制邊疆地帶➤settle在邊疆地帶定居FRONTIER + NOUN➤province, settlement, town邊疆地區的省份/定居點/城鎮➤mentality, spirit邊疆心態/精神frontier
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3border between what we know and do not know已知與未知之間的界限ADJECTIVE | VERB + FRONTIERADJECTIVE➤final, last最終/最後未開拓的領域▸➤new新領域➤next下一個新領域➤technological技術前沿VERB + FRONTIER➤explore探索領域◇Space is the final frontier for us to explore.太空是我們探索的最後一個領域。➤advance, expand, extend, open, push back拓展/擴展/延伸/開闢/擴大領域◇The scientists' work will push back the frontiers of physics.科學家的工作將拓展物理學領域。
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