frontiers

英 [ˈfrʌntɪəz]

美 [frənˈtɪrz]

n.  国界; 边界; 边境; (尤指19世纪美国西部的)开发地区边缘地带，边远地区; (学科或活动的)尖端，边缘
frontier的复数

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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 边界;边境
  Afrontieris a border between two countries.
  1. It wasn't difficult then to cross the frontier.
     那时穿越边境并不困难。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用border


• N-COUNT 西部边疆,边远地区(指 20 世纪前美国西部欧洲移民尚未定居的部分)
  When you are talking about the western part of America before the twentieth century, you usefrontierto refer to the area beyond the part settled by Europeans.
  1. ...a far-flung outpost on the frontier.
     远驻西部边疆的前哨
• N-COUNT (尤指知识的)前沿，尖端，新领域
  Thefrontiersof something, especially knowledge, are the limits to which it extends.
  1. ...pushing back the frontiers of science.
     推进科学前沿
  2. ...technological frontiers.
     技术尖端

双语例句

• With open frontiers and lax visa controls, criminals could cross into the country without restraint.
  由于边境开放和签证管理松懈，罪犯可以毫无限制地进入这个国家。
• Research at the frontiers of life science cannot be done without the use of these techniques.
  没有这些技术，生命科学的尖端研究便无法进行。
• In the 20th century political frontiers became a central influence on economic life.
  20世纪，政治边界对经济生活产生了重要影响。
• They are highly interested in the frontiers of science.
  他们对于科学的新领域有浓厚的兴趣。
• Young people in China and throughout the world will lead us to frontiers that we cannot imagine today.
  中国乃至全世界的年轻人将带领我们走向我们今天无法想像的科技前沿。
• Community leaders want to strengthen controls at external frontiers
  社区领导想要加强对小区外围的管理。
• From this vantage point, the region expanded the health agenda to cover new frontiers.
  欧洲区域再接再厉，扩大了卫生议程，开拓了新的疆域。
• Naked aggression and an attempt to change frontiers by force could not go unchallenged.
  公然的侵略和企图用武力改变边界的行径是不能置之不理的。
• The Analyses on IETF Research Frontiers and Related Suggestions to Our Country
  IETF研究前沿与发展动态分析及对我国的启示和建议
• For11 years, I was the host of the public television series Scientific American Frontiers.
  11年来，我一直是大众电视系列片‘美国科学前沿’的主持人。