border
border — noun
1. the official dividing line between two countries or regions, or the area close t
the official dividing line between two countries or regions, or the area close to it.
Guards checked trucks at the border between Peru and Bolivia.
pattern: the border between A and B
After midnight, the family crossed the border on foot.
common collocation: cross the border
A small market town grew near the northern border.
Snow closed the road near the border for two days.
文法句型
the border between A and B
cross the border
on/near the border
用法筆記
Often used with verbs such as cross, close, guard, and patrol. Context shows whether it means the line itself or the border area nearby.
常見錯誤
2. a narrow line, band, or frame placed around an object's edge, sometimes to make
a narrow line, band, or frame placed around an object's edge, sometimes to make it look better.
A gold border ran around the wedding invitation.
a border around + object
Mei stitched a blue border onto the baby blanket.
draw/sew a border
The map has a red border around each country.
In the frame shop, Omar chose a black border for the photo.
文法句型
a border around + object
a border of + color/material
draw/sew a border
用法筆記
Usually refers to something visible around paper, cloth, pictures, or screens. Distinguish from noun/3, which is a planted strip of soil in a garden.
常見錯誤
3. a thin piece of garden ground beside grass or a path, used for growing flowers.
a thin piece of garden ground beside grass or a path, used for growing flowers.
Rosa planted yellow tulips in the border by the front path.
a border by/beside + lawn/path
Weeds filled the border after two weeks of heavy rain.
The children watered the flower border beside the lawn.
Leila pulled weeds from the rose border beside the back lawn.
- flower bed
broader; it can be any shaped area of flowers, not only a long strip at the edge
- bed
short everyday gardening word, but less exact
- planting strip
descriptive and practical, often used in gardening plans
文法句型
plant flowers in a border
a border by/beside + lawn/path
rose/flower border
用法筆記
Usually used in gardening, often with flower or rose before it. Distinguish from noun/2, which is an edge on an object rather than a piece of soil.
常見錯誤
border — verb
1. if one country or area borders another, the two places touch at the same boundar
if one country or area borders another, the two places touch at the same boundary.
Poland borders Germany and the Czech Republic to the west.
country A borders country B
The park borders the river for nearly ten miles.
border + river/road/region
Two quiet farms border the old railway line.
On the map, Sudan borders seven other countries.
文法句型
country A borders country B
border + river/road/region
border + number of countries
用法筆記
Object is the neighboring country, region, river, or road, and the basic pattern does not need a preposition. For surrounding edges on one object, use verb/2 or verb/3 instead.
常見錯誤
2. to go all along the outside of something, making a clear outer line.
to go all along the outside of something, making a clear outer line.
Tall pine trees bordered the school field on both sides.
border + place
The lake is bordered by flat farms and old barns.
passive: be bordered by + thing
White stones bordered the path to the village church.
A low wall bordered the garden on three sides.
文法句型
border + place
be bordered by + thing
border + path/garden/field
用法筆記
Frequently passive with by when you name what runs around the edge: the lake was bordered by trees. Distinguish from verb/3, which means adding a new trim or pattern by choice.
常見錯誤
3. to add a line, strip, or decorative pattern at the edge of something.
to add a line, strip, or decorative pattern at the edge of something.
The designer bordered the poster with thin silver tape.
border + object + with + material
Aunt Rosa bordered the tablecloth with green thread.
To finish the page, Jin bordered each photo in black.
The baker bordered the cake card with tiny blue stars.
文法句型
border + object + with + material
border + object + in + color
border + page/photo/cloth
用法筆記
Usually takes a material or color after with or in: border the card with ribbon, border each photo in black. Distinguish from verb/2, where the border already exists as a surrounding line or row.