border on

英 [ˈbɔːdə(r) ɒn]

美 [ˈbɔːrdər ɑːn]

和…毗邻; 与…接壤; 接近; 近似

柯林斯词典

• See also:He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor...The atmosphere borders on the surreal.border

英英释义

verb

• come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
  1. This borders on discrimination!
  2. His playing approaches that of Horowitz
  Synonym:approach

双语例句

• His rigid translation of this literary work border on literalness
  他对这部文学作品的生硬翻译近乎刻板
• Some of his statements are so incorrect that they border on fraudulence.
  他的某些说法非常不正确以致近乎欺诈。
• While his behavior can border on antisocial, House is a maverick physician whose unconventional thinking and flawless instincts have afforded him a great deal of respect.
  虽然豪斯几乎是个愤世嫉俗的反社会论者，他非传统的思维方式和精准无瑕的职业直觉令他赢得了病人和同僚的一致尊敬。
• Instead they should border on art.
  相反，它们应该近似于艺术。
• He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor
  他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。
• But the real issue, according to the prime minister, Zurab Nogaideli, is another one: control of commerce into two separatist enclaves that border on Russia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
  不过，格鲁吉亚总理祖拉布•诺盖杰利，真正的问题出在分离主义者盘踞的南奥塞梯和阿布哈兹（均与俄罗斯接壤）的贸易控制权上。
• Such designs can border on camp or tacky, in the wrong hands.
  如果搭配不当，这种设计看上去像是去露营或是捡破烂的。
• West Malaysia ( Peninsular Malaysia or Malay Peninsula) shares a land border on the north with Thailand and is connected by the Johor Causeway and the Tuas Second Link on the south with Singapore.
  堤道和大士的第二通道（TuasSecondlink）从南方和新加坡相连。
• Speaking on Saturday to foreign academics and journalists, Mr Putin said prospects for the eastbound energy links were very good and that Russia, with its border on the Pacific Ocean, had a certain natural advantage in developing ties in Asia.
  在上周六向外国学术界人士和记者发表讲话时，普京表示，东线能源管道的前景非常良好，同时，由于俄罗斯濒临太平洋，在发展与亚洲的关系方面，有着某种天然的优势。
• We're not going to get across the border on the ground.
  我们不可能在陆地上穿过边境。