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n. 前沿；边界；国境
adj. 边界的；开拓的
n. (Frontier)人名；(法)弗龙捷
n.
边疆，边境；边界，边缘；尚待开发的领域；
adj.
边疆的，边界的；新垦地的，边地的；开拓的；
变形
复数：frontiers
双语释义
n.(名词)[C]边界,边境 the edge of the land of one country
[S]开发地区的边缘,边远地区 the border between settled and wild country
[P]尚待开发的领域 a border between what is known and what is unknown
英英释义
frontier[ 'frʌntjə ]
n.
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
"the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day"
an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development
"he worked at the frontier of brain science"
词汇搭配
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～
close a frontier关闭边境
～+介词
the frontier between在…之间的界线
have frontiers with与…接壤
词组短语
new frontier新边疆；新境界
frontier trade边境贸易
efficient frontier有效边界；效率前缘
frontier orbital前沿轨道
同近义词辨析
limit, frontier, bounds, border, boundary这组词都有“边界，边境”的意思，其区别是：
limit含义广泛，常用作复数。指任何界限、范围、分界线外面的部分，可指有形或无形的东西。
frontier指两国接壤的前沿地区，属于各国的国境和边疆，多指设防的边界。
bounds常与boundary换用，指土地边界，但意思不如boundary明确，主要用于抽象事物和文学作品中。
border多指国与国之间或两地区的分界处，即分界线附近的边缘部分。
boundary侧重地图上正式标定的、双方遵守的边界，也可指较小行政单位间的界线。
frontier, verge, border, boundary, rim这组词都有“边界”的意思，其区别是：
frontiern.边界，边境，边疆，指靠近边界(boundary)的区域；也可引申为"未开发的领域"，"(学术的)前沿"等。
The American West was still a frontier a century ago.一个世纪以前美国西部还是一片边疆。
She is a biochemist who works on the frontiers of biology.她是从事生物学前沿研究的生化学家。
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
bordern.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.我们穿过墨西哥边界进入美国境内。
boundaryn.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.这道栅栏是我的地和她的地的分界线。
rimn.边，边缘，尤指圆形或近似圆形的物体的边缘。
frontier, border, boundaryfrontier一国单方面提及的分界，需设防，检查护照、签证
border指“边境地带”范围较广的地区
boundary山脉、河流等形成的天然“边界线”，多指在地图上的领土分界线
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
We were turned back at the frontier.
我们在边界那儿被赶了回来。
The frontier ranges from the northern hills to the southern coast.
边界从北部山地一直延伸到南部海岸。
Everything is quiet on the frontier.
边境上一切安静。
This new frontier incident probably means war.
这个新的边境事件可能导致战争。
The minority of us are confronted with difficulty in the frontier of the major.
我们少数人在该专业尖端领域面临困难。
The frontiers of medical knowledge are being pushed forwards as time goes on.
医学知识的新领域正随着时间向前推进。
He came from the remote frontier.
他来自遥远的边疆。
权威例句
Homesteading on the electronic frontierBig data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity
Communities of Practice: The Organizational Frontier.
Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier
Mass Customization: The New Frontier in Business Competition by B. Joseph Pine,
Frontier Production Functions, Technical Efficiency and Panel Data: With Application to Paddy Farmers in India
Frontier production functions, technical efficiency and panel data: With application to paddy farmers in India
Formulation and estimation of stochastic frontier production function models ☆
A model for technical inefficiency effects in a stochastic frontier production function for panel data
Cyburgs. (Book Reviews: The Virtual Community. Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier.)
frontier (n.)
c. 1400, frowntere, "front line of an army;" early 15c., fronture, "borderland, part of a country which faces another," from Old French frontiere "boundary-line of a country," also "frontier fortress; front rank of an army" (13c.), noun use of adjective frontier "facing, neighboring," from front "brow" (see front (n.)). In reference to North America, "part of the country which is at the edge of its settled regions" from 1670s. Later it was given a specific sense:
What is the frontier? ... In the census reports it is treated as the margin of that settlement which has a density of two or more to the square mile. [F.J. Turner, "The Frontier in American History," 1920]
1. He had been decoyed across the frontier and arrested as a spy.
他被诱骗越境,然后被当作间谍逮捕。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
2. Great news is stirring. They say the French have crossed the frontier.
消息紧得很，听说法国军队已经过了边境了。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
3. Frontier life could be lonely and empty.
边疆生活不用说是空虚寂寞的。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
4. The Altantic shore was the original frontier.
大西洋沿岸是最早的边境。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
5. Sam quickly adjusted to the rugged life of a frontier mining town.
塞姆很快适应了边境矿区的艰苦生活。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
6. In the meantime, the miners suffered defeats on another frontier, Colorado.
在此期间，矿工在另外的边界地区科罗拉遭到失败。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
7. Slipping past the frontier towns, they were scalping and killing whole families.
他们窜过边界上的村镇，剥人头皮，把一家一家人杀死。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
8. The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.
文工团常年在边防部队流动。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
9. In the little frontier city of Chaparosa, Longley built a costly residence.
朗利在边疆小城查帕罗萨盖了一幢豪华的住宅。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
10. The American Western frontier in films is not really the frontier of historical fact.
电影中的美国西部边疆与历史事实大相径庭。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
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