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。
• But I had given no pledges about frontiers.
  但是我对边界问题，没有许下任何诺言。
• But we will push the frontiers.
  但我们将继续推进它的研究。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• On the frontiers they met fierce resistance and defeat that spelled eventual disaster.
  在边界地区他受到了猛烈的抵抗，失败了，这一失败引起了灾难性后果。
• This advanced yet pragmatic approach has opened up new frontiers in innovation and economies of scale, impacting the fundamentals of how teams deliver products.
  这种高级而且实用的方法，在创新和规模经济方面开辟了一条新的道路，影响到了团队怎样交付产品的基础。