borderline
UK ['bɔ:.də.laɪn] US ['bɔ:r.dɚ-] adjective
■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•Only in borderline cases (= cases where students might succeed or fail) will pupils have an oral exam.只有在处于及格边缘的情况下小学生才会有口试。 •She was a borderline candidate.她是个不上不下的候选人。
UK ['bɔ:.də.laɪn] US ['bɔ:r.dɚ-] noun only singular
■something that separates two different qualities 分界线•The borderline between friendship and intimacy is often hard to define.友谊和亲匿关系之间的界线常常很难界定。 |