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

• 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。
• But it is undeniable that certain fairly expensive aspects of the current tax system favour the most fortunate and border on the indefensible.
  但有一点无可否认，现行税制中一些代价相当高昂的方面对最幸运的人群有利，几乎完全没有道理。
• When he says that bond purchases border on an illegal act of debt monetising, he is expressing a consensus view among German economists, lawyers and politicians.
  当他表示购买债券几乎等同于债务货币化的非法行为时，他所表达的是德国经济学家、律师和政界人士的共同看法。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• The influence is closely correlative with border on district, the impulse of war, expedite traffic and Kaimingshi.
  这种文化影响主要与地缘的濒临、战争的推动、交通的畅通及楚人开明氏的治蜀等原因有关。
• Turns chart border on or off.
  打开或关闭图表边框。
• Instead they should border on art.
  相反，它们应该近似于艺术。
• It is one of those strange phenomena that sometimes border on the fantastic.
  梦游是那种有时近似于奇异怪诞的不可思议的现象之一。