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| /ˈbaʊnd(ə)ri/ |
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| 1 | something such as a line on a map that marks where one area of land ends and another begins 分界线；边界 |
| a proposal to redraw the city boundary 重画城市边界的建议 |
| Akbar extended the boundaries of his empire in the north and to the south. 阿克巴把他在北部的帝国的边界向南扩大。 |
| +with Estonians and Latvians began to query the status of their boundaries with Russia. 爱沙尼亚人和拉脱维亚人开始对他们与俄罗斯的边界状况表示质疑。 |
| | 1a | a physical object such as a wall or fence that marks the limits of an area 界线 | | a boundary fence/wall 界线栏/墙 | | +between The lane once formed the boundary between the two villages. 这条小巷曾经是这两个村庄的界线。 | |
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| 2 | usually plural the limits of an activity or experience 界限；范围 |
| a community in which class boundaries are very clearly drawn 等级界限分明的社区 |
| push back/extend the boundaries of sth new research that pushes back the boundaries of genetic science 扩大遗传学范围的新研究 |
| cut across boundaries The party’ s support cuts across religious boundaries (=is not influenced by differences among religions) . 政党的支持超越了宗教界限。 |
| | 2a | an imaginary point separating two different qualities, ideas etc （不同的特性、想法等之间的）界限 | | +between The boundary between fact and fiction in her writing is often blurred. 在她的作品中事实与虚构之间的界限经常很模糊。 | |
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| 3 | the outer edge of the playing area in cricket （板球球场的）边界线 |
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| - | know no boundaries
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| to not be limited by physical or imaginary boundaries |
| 没有边界；没有限制 |
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| Electronic information knows no boundaries. 电子信息没有边界。 |
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| Words frequently used with boundary | | boundary 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | cross, define, establish, extend, overstep, push back, | 2 | | | |
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