词组 | frontier |
释义 | frontier noun 1. the border of a countryverbscross the frontier They crossed the frontier into Switzerland.reach the frontier Alexander’s armies reached the frontier of India.adjectivesthe northern/southern/eastern/western frontier The Great Wall protected the northern frontier of China.the Russian/Chinese etc frontier The town is not far away from the Russian frontier.frontier + nounsthe frontier zone You need a special permit to pass through the frontier zone.frontier controls Illegal immigration could be reduced by introducing stricter frontier controls.a frontier town/province/area I visited Tinh Bien, a frontier town in the Laotian-Vietnamese border area.prepositionsthe frontier between sth and sth The town is close to the frontier between France and Belgium.the frontier with sth Pakistan has a 1,500 mile frontier with Afghanistan.on/at the frontier They were delayed at the frontier by security checks.along the frontier Fighting continues along the frontier.2. the limits of people’s knowledge about somethingverbspush back the frontiers of sth Space travel is an example of mankind pushing back the frontiers of technology.expand/extend/advance the frontiers of sth (=make people get more knowledge about something) The research institute continues to expand the frontiers of medical science.explore the frontiers of sth The new research institute will explore the frontiers of digital technology.adjectivesa new frontier At the time of its invention, the internet represented a new frontier.the last/final frontier As the final frontier of science, the brain and its functions are still largely unknown.prepositionsthe frontiers of sth No one has done more to advance the frontiers of medicine. |
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