boundary
UK ['baʊn.dər.i/ UK [-dri] US [-dɚ-] noun countable
ADVANCED
■a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit of something 分界线；边界•The Ural mountains mark the boundary between Europe and Asia.乌拉尔山脉是欧洲和亚洲的分界线。 •Residents are opposed to the prison being built within the city boundary.居民们反对把监狱建在市区。 ■the limit of a subject or principle 界限•Electronic publishing is blurring the boundaries between dictionaries and encyclopedias.电子出版使得字典与百科全书的界限变模糊了。 |