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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- frontier
['fr^ntɪər]
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1.
noun
[c]
[BRIT]
(between countries) 国界[美 = border]
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2.
noun
[fig]
界限
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- frontier
[ˈfrʌnˌtɪər]
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1.
noun
[Periodical Publication]
新天地
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2.
n.[c]
边界，边疆
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3.
n.[c]
国界线
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4.
n.[c]
未开发的领域；前沿，尖端
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He worked at the frontier of brain science.
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他的工作处于脑科学的前沿领域。
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5.
adjective
边境的，边疆的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- frontier
['fr^ntɪə]
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n
the region of a country bordering on another or a line, barrier, etc, marking such a boundary
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2.
n
(as modifier)
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a frontier post
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3.
n
[US and Canadian]
the edge of the settled area of a country
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4.
n
(as modifier)
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the frontier spirit
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5.
n
[often plural]
the limit of knowledge in a particular field
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the frontiers of physics have been pushed back
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6.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French frontiere, from front (in the sense: part which is opposite); see front
Examples
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to incarnate the frontier spirit
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体现开拓边疆的精神
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Our countries share a common frontier.
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我们的国家有共同的边界线。
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The military problems have been confined to the northern frontier.
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军事问题仅限于北方边界。
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The crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her.
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边境住所的那种简陋程度令她感到非常沮丧。
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a frontier control
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the frontier spirit
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镇守边关
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guard a frontier pass; hold a frontier command
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