frontier

KK [frəˋntɪr] /fɹəˈntɪɹ/

名詞

  1. 1

    邊界、國界、邊境

    They were stopped for questioning at the frontier between the two countries.

    他們在兩國邊界被攔下來盤查。

  2. 2

    邊疆、邊地

    Life on the frontier was harsh, and settlers relied on each other.

    邊疆的生活十分艱苦,墾荒者只能互相扶持。

  3. 3

    前沿、新領域、尖端常用複數

    Gene editing has opened up new frontiers in medicine.

    基因編輯為醫學開拓了新的前沿領域。

形容詞

  1. 1

    邊境的、邊疆的

    The museum recreates a frontier town from the nineteenth century.

    這座博物館重現了十九世紀的邊疆小鎮。