英语词组border on是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

border onborder on (something)

to be similar in quality or character.

I thought the author's criticism bordered on rudeness.

Usage notes: usually used about negative qualities

Phr V

border on

borders, bordering, bordered

border on sth

if one country borders on another country, it is next to it

Swaziland borders on South Africa and Mozambique.

if something, especially a quality or feeling, borders on another more extreme thing, it is almost that thing

He treated the women with an indifference that bordered on contempt.She possesses a self-confidence that borders on arrogance.

border (up)on (something)

1. Literally, to be positioned next to something. France borders upon Spain to the south. That shed definitely borders on our property.

2. To share similarities with something without being identical to it. Be careful, some sections of this paper are bordering on plagiarism.

border (up)on something

1. Lit. [for something] to touch upon a boundary. (Upon is more formal and less commonly used than on.) Our property borders on the lakeshore. The farm borders upon the railroad tracks.

2. Fig. [for some activity or idea] to be very similar to something else. (Not usually physical objects. Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) This notion of yours borders upon mutiny! That plan borders on insanity.

border on

or border upon

1. To be next to something in location: New York State borders on Lake Ontario. My property borders upon a small lake.

2. To come close to being something, especially in association, meaning, or intent; verge on something: Your harsh criticism borders on being offensive. Some of their jokes were funny, but others bordered upon the ridiculous!

词组	border on
释义	Idiom border onborder on (something) to be similar in quality or character. I thought the author's criticism bordered on rudeness. Usage notes: usually used about negative qualities Phr V border on borders, bordering, bordered border on sth if one country borders on another country, it is next to it Swaziland borders on South Africa and Mozambique. if something, especially a quality or feeling, borders on another more extreme thing, it is almost that thing He treated the women with an indifference that bordered on contempt.She possesses a self-confidence that borders on arrogance. phraseborder on1. 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 on2. 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. border (up)on (something) 1. Literally, to be positioned next to something. France borders upon Spain to the south. That shed definitely borders on our property. 2. To share similarities with something without being identical to it. Be careful, some sections of this paper are bordering on plagiarism. border (up)on something 1. Lit. [for something] to touch upon a boundary. (Upon is more formal and less commonly used than on.) Our property borders on the lakeshore. The farm borders upon the railroad tracks. 2. Fig. [for some activity or idea] to be very similar to something else. (Not usually physical objects. Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) This notion of yours borders upon mutiny! That plan borders on insanity. border on or border upon v. 1. To be next to something in location: New York State borders on Lake Ontario. My property borders upon a small lake. 2. To come close to being something, especially in association, meaning, or intent; verge on something: Your harsh criticism borders on being offensive. Some of their jokes were funny, but others bordered upon the ridiculous!
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