词汇 | borderline |
释义 | borderline adjective uk /ˈbɔː.də.laɪn/ us /ˈbɔːr.dɚ.laɪn/ between two different conditions, with the possibility of belonging to either one of them: 两可的,临界的;所属不清的 borderline case Only in borderline cases will pupils have an oral exam. She was a borderline candidate for the job.她是个不上不下的候选人。 Synonym marginal Different and difference altered alternative anomalous another anything disparate disparately disparity dissimilar dissimilarly make the differenceidiom misc. misfit new newness unreflective unrepresentative unrepresentativeness unstandardized untraditional borderline noun[ S ] uk /ˈbɔː.də.laɪn/ us /ˈbɔːr.dɚ.laɪn/ something that separates two different qualities: 分界线 The borderline between friendship and intimacy is often hard to define.友谊和亲昵关系之间的界线常常很难界定。 See also bordernoun Separating and dividing apheresis atomize bifurcate bifurcation bisect dissociable dissociate dissociate yourself from something dissociation disunion parcel something out partible periodization periodize polarize ungraded unjoined unmix unmixable unmixed borderline | American Dictionaryborderline adjective us/ˈbɔr·dərˌlɑɪn/ between two very different conditions, with the possibility of being unacceptable: My blood pressure was borderline, and the doctor said I should lose weight. Examples of borderlineborderline 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). In the borderlines of autonomy : responsibility in long-term care facilities. 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. Malevolence, splitting, and parental ratings by borderlines. I am unimpressed by the arguments about artificial borderlines and points of that kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At a more general level, it is my experience with borderlines that someone is always cross to be on the wrong side of them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are difficult borderlines about which many of us feel most uncertain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In practice, though, this will not in the least be a problem, as there is no dispute about the borderlines. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There will be some borderlines: this is inevitable with any discriminatory scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall not have time to deal with other blurred borderlines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that there will not be too many cases for appeal, but of course, we shall look favourably where there are borderlines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The borderlines of copyright are therefore clearly drawn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are always difficulties wherever borderlines are drawn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, with the home and family, there are borderlines to be observed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The second anomaly was in definitions and borderlines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of borderline These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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