bordering
毗邻的,毗邻,毗邻而居,邻近的
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- : the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
- : the line, limit, or delimiting geographic feature that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another: You cannot cross the border without a visa.The largest lake within the borders of Canada is Great Bear Lake.
- : the district or region that lies along the boundary line of another.
- : the frontier of civilization.
- : the border, the border between the United States and Mexico, especially along the Rio Grande. the region along the boundary between England and Scotland.
- : brink; verge.
- : an ornamental strip or design around the edge of a printed page, a drawing, etc.
- : an ornamental design or piece of ornamental trimming around the edge of a fabric, rug, garment, article of furniture, etc.
- : Horticulture. a long, narrow bed planted with flowers, shrubs, or trees.a strip of ground in which plants are grown, enclosing an area in a garden or running along the edge of a walk or driveway.the plants growing in such a strip: a border of tulips along the path.
- : Theater. a narrow curtain or strip of painted canvas hung above the stage, masking the flies and lighting units, and forming the top of the stage set.border light.
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- : to make a border around; adorn with a border.
- : to form a border or boundary to.
- : to lie on the border of; adjoin.
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- : to form or constitute a border; be next to: California borders on the Pacific Ocean.
- : to approach closely in character; verge: The situation borders on tragedy.
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Examples
The plan means excess water would be rerouted before it even crosses the border into the United States.
Except for absurdly claiming that his border wall was near completion, he did not focus on immigration as he had previously.
Nicole Hassoun, Binghamton University, State University of New YorkInfectious diseases do not respect borders.
In his announcement, Gloria touted her work on border pollution in the Tijuana River Valley.
Many enter the United States at authorized border crossings.
With zero new patients in weeks, the region bordering both Sierra Leone and Guinea has been declared virtually Ebola-free.
Such as, say… a war in Europe, most likely in a former Soviet republic bordering with the European Union?
Things got so bad a couple of months ago that Omran, along with several of his friends, tried to escape to bordering Egypt.
However, there are hundreds of combat-ready aircraft in countries bordering Iraq and Syria.
During the recent Gaza-Israel conflict, the brigades claimed that they fired a number of rockets at Israeli towns bordering Gaza.
Bordering them were great quantities of berry-laden snow-berry bushes, of which I am very fond.
There was no moon, and the trees bordering both sides of the way made the darkness intense.
Although bordering on the lowest state of destitution—and that is a remarkably low state in London!
Briefly—Joan's silk tent had been torn, and the girl was in a state bordering upon hysterics.
The very next day he burst in upon me in a state of bliss bordering on mania.