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单词 borderline
释义
borderline
adjective
uk
/ˈbɔː.də.laɪn/us
/ˈbɔːr.dɚ.laɪn/
between two differentconditions, with thepossibilityofbelongingto either one of them:
两可的，临界的；所属不清的
Only in borderlinecases(=caseswherestudentsmightsucceedorfail)willpupilshave anoralexam.只有在处于及格边缘的情况下小学生才会有口试。
She was a borderlinecandidatefor thejob.她是个不上不下的候选人。
Synonym
marginal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Different and difference
  • altered
  • alternative
  • anomalous
  • another
  • anything
  • dissimilitude
  • distinct
  • distinction
  • distinctive
  • distinctively
  • non-uniform
  • non-uniformity
  • nonequivalence
  • nonequivalent
  • nonhomogeneous
  • variation
  • varied
  • various
  • various and sundryidiom
  • which is whichidiom
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borderline
noun[S]
uk
/ˈbɔː.də.laɪn/us
/ˈbɔːr.dɚ.laɪn/
something thatseparatestwo differentqualities:
分界线
The borderlinebetweenfriendshipandintimacyis often hard todefine.友谊和亲昵关系之间的界线常常很难界定。
See also
bordernoun
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Separating and dividing
  • apheresis
  • atomize
  • bifurcate
  • bifurcation
  • bisect
  • clove
  • dissociateyourselffromsomething
  • dissociation
  • disunite
  • disunity
  • divide/split(something)down the middleidiom
  • fracture
  • hive
  • parcel
  • polarized
  • polarizer
  • prophase
  • pull
  • pullsomething/someoneapart
  • unravel
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(Definition ofborderlinefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

borderline| American Dictionary

borderline
adjective
us
/ˈbɔr·dərˌlɑɪn/
between two very differentconditions, with thepossibilityof beingunacceptable:
Mybloodpressurewas borderline, and thedoctorsaid I shouldloseweight.
(Definition ofborderlinefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofborderline

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The emphasis, therefore, lies on the retailing of alchol based on personal privileges rather than the ownership of licensed premises (although the borderlines are sometimes blurred).
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the borderlines of autonomy : responsibility in long-term care facilities.
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While the grammar extensively discusses the problematic borderlines between categories, in the end an either-or choice is made, and elements are assigned to one class or another.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Malevolence, splitting, and parental ratings by borderlines.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I am unimpressed by the arguments about artificial borderlines and points of that kind.
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At a more general level, it is my experience with borderlines that someone is always cross to be on the wrong side of them.
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There are difficult borderlines about which many of us feel most uncertain.
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In practice, though, this will not in the least be a problem, as there is no dispute about the borderlines.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There will be some borderlines: this is inevitable with any discriminatory scheme.
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I shall not have time to deal with other blurred borderlines.
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I hope that there will not be too many cases for appeal, but of course, we shall look favourably where there are borderlines.
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The borderlines of copyright are therefore clearly drawn.
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There are always difficulties wherever borderlines are drawn.
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However, with the home and family, there are borderlines to be observed.
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The second anomaly was in definitions and borderlines.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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