| 词组 | border on |
| 释义 | border on 1. border on sth not passive to be almost the same as an extreme feeling, action or situation, especially one that is bad: ▪ The crowd pressed forward in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria. ▪ His behaviour with some female members of staff bordered on sexual harassment. be bordering on the ridiculous/the absurd etc (=seem ridiculous, absurd etc) ▪ Sometimes, government censorship borders on the absurd. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑verge on 2. border on sth not passive if one country or area borders on another, it is next to it: ▪ the states that border on Texas ▪ Kosovo, a province of Serbia, borders on Albania. |
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