- [countable]
a line that separates two countries, etc.; the land near this line 國界；邊界；邊境 - frontier (between A and B)
the frontier between the land of the Saxons and that of the Danes 撒克遜人土地和古斯堪的納維亞人土地的邊界 - frontier (with something)
a customs post on the frontier with Italy 與意大利交界的邊境上的海關關卡 a frontier town/zone/post 邊陲小鎮；邊疆地帶；邊防站
Synonyms borderborder- boundary
- frontier
- border the line that separates two countries or areas; the land near this line:
a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania 位於肯尼亞和坦桑尼亞邊界的國家公園
- boundary a line that marks the edges of an area of land and separates it from other areas:
The fence marked the boundary between my property and hers. 那道籬笆曾是我和她的房産之間的地界。
- frontier (British English)
the line that separates two countries or areas; the land near this line: 指國界、邊界、邊疆、邊界地區： The river formed the frontier between the land of the Saxons and that of the Danes. 這條河曾是撒克遜人與古斯堪的納維亞人土地的分界線。
The point where you cross from one country to another is usually called the border. In British English it can also be called the frontier, but this is often in a context of wildness, danger and uncertainty: 國界線通常叫 border；英式英語亦可叫 frontier，但 frontier 常與荒蕪、危險和不確定聯系在一起： The rebels control the frontier and the surrounding area. 叛亂分子控制了邊疆地區。
地圖上標示的國界線可叫 boundary，但穿越國界不用 boundary： After the war the national boundaries were redrawn. 戰後重新劃定了國界。 - Thousands of immigrants cross the boundary every day.
the boundary fence/wall between the properties 分隔兩所房子的籬笆／牆
- across/along/on/over a/the border/boundary/frontier
- at the boundary/frontier
- the border/boundary/frontier with a place
- the northern/southern/eastern/western border/boundary/frontier
- a national/common/disputed border/boundary/frontier
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1France's frontier with Germany 法國與德國的接壤地區 Many people travelling across the frontier were illegal immigrants. 許多過境的人是非法移民。 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。 The army crossed the frontier in the middle of the night. 午夜時份，軍隊越過了邊界。 The rebels control the frontier and the surrounding area. 叛亂分子控制了邊疆地區。 There was an army checkpoint at the frontier. 邊界上有一個軍隊檢查站。 There were very few border controls on the south-western frontier. 西南邊疆的邊境管制極少。 They were forced to retreat back over the frontier. 他們被迫退回到邊界線以内。 an army grouping along the frontier 沿邊境集結的軍隊 people living on the German frontier 居住在德國邊境地區的人 the frontier between India and Pakistan 印巴邊界 I was searched by border guards on the frontier in Kuwait. 我在科威特邊境被邊防人員搜查。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- eastern
- northern
- …
- cross
- reach
- control
- …
- controls
- post
- guard
- …
- across the frontier
- along the frontier
- at the frontier
- …
- frontier (between A and B)
- the frontier[singular]
the edge of land where people have settled and built towns, beyond which the country is wild and unknown, especially in the western US in the 19th century （尤指 19 世紀美國西部的）開發地區邊緣地帶，邊遠地區 a remote frontier settlement 邊遠地區定居點 America's wild frontier 美國的荒野地帶
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wild
- western
- explore
- tame
- settle
- …
- province
- settlement
- town
- …
- [countable, usually plural] frontier (of something)
the limit of something, especially the limit of what is known about a particular subject or activity （學科或活動的）尖端，邊緣 to push back the frontiers of science (= to increase knowledge of science) 開拓科學新領域 to roll back the frontiers of government (= to limit the powers of the government) 限制政府權力 Space is the final frontier for us to explore. 太空是我們探索的最後一個領域。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- final
- last
- new
- …
- explore
- advance
- expand
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French frontiere, based on Latin frons, front- ‘front’.