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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Already China is embroiled in skirmishes and politicking on new frontiers.
  中国已经在一些新领域卷入了小规模的冲突和政治活动。
• 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 I had given no pledges about frontiers.
  但是我对边界问题，没有许下任何诺言。
• Nepal has frontiers with both India and china.
  尼泊尔的边界与印度、中国相接。
• 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。
• But we will push the frontiers.
  但我们将继续推进它的研究。
• 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