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

• We fly through the night crossing frontiers and lakes, mountains and valleys.
  我们穿越黑夜，飞过国界和湖泊，山脉与村庄。
• 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。
• Researchers are pushing back the frontiers and opening doors to reveal why things happen and how things work.
  研究者们拓展了其研究领域，介绍并揭示了事物发生的原因和机理。
• 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。
• It is through education that we expand the frontiers of knowledge.
  通过教育，我们扩大了知识的阵地。
• 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。
• There are no new frontiers within our borders.
  在我们的国界内已经没有前线了。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。