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

Collins.2

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

• There is no way to maintain the frontiers of freedom without cost and commitment and risk.
  没有代价、承诺和风险，就不可能维持自由的边界。
• Nepal has frontiers with both India and china.
  尼泊尔的边界与印度、中国相接。
• You are exploring the frontiers in science.
  你在探究科学的新领域。
• They performed meritorious deeds in the fight to defend the frontiers of the motherland.
  在保卫祖国边疆的战斗中他们立了功。
• Conclusion Basis of faunal distribution and ecological studies of mosquitoes in frontiers of Russia and Northeast China were provided.
  结论为东北中俄边境地区蚊虫的区系和生态研究提供了依据。
• But we will push the frontiers.
  但我们将继续推进它的研究。
• But I had given no pledges about frontiers.
  但是我对边界问题，没有许下任何诺言。
• A Thousand Leagues she tramped on the errands of war,| frontiers and hills she crossed like a bird in flight.
  万里赴戎机，关山度若飞。（《木兰诗》）
• 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。
• Their research has pushed forward the frontiers of knowledge.
  他们的研究又把知识的前沿推进了。