border
“Border” 在英语中主要有两种意思:一是作为名词,指的是国界、边界或边缘;二是作为动词,意为近临、接壤,或作为装饰边缘。例如:
- France shares its eastern border with Germany.
- The image is bordered by a thin black line.
- The garden is bordered by a row of tall trees. (花园被一排高大的树木所环绕。)
- The country shares a border with two others. (这个国家与另外两个国家接壤。)
- The path has a neat border of small flowering shrubs. (这条小路旁边整齐地种植着小型开花灌木做为边框。)
“Border” 来源于早期英语的”bord”,意思是“边界,边框”。
“Border” 无前缀和后缀,是一个完整的词。
发展历史和文化背景
Section titled “发展历史和文化背景”“Border”原是自然环境中一个东西与另一个东西相接的地方,后来被广泛应用于代表国家之间的分界线。
- 动词形式:border、borders、bordering、bordered
- 名词形式:border、borders
你可以通过这个简单的口诀快速记住 “Border” 这个单词: “Brother (BR), Order (Order), we’re at the border (Border)!”
Once upon a time, two countries decided to plant a tree on their border as a symbol of peace. Over time, that tree grew tall and strong, just like their friendship. (从前,两个国家决定在他们的边界处种一棵树,作为和平的象征。随着时间的推移,那棵树像他们的友谊一样,变得又高又强壮。)