borderline
英 ['bɔːdəlaɪn]
美['bɔrdɚlaɪn]
- n. 边界线，边界；界线
- adj. 边界的；暧昧的
词态变化
复数: borderlines;
英文词源
- borderline (n.)
- 1869, "strip of land along a frontier," from border (n.) + line (n.). As an adjective meaning "verging on" it is attested from 1907, originally in medical jargon.
双语例句
- 1. In borderline cases teachers will take the final decision, based on the student's previous work.
- 在难以定夺的情况下，教师将根据学生先前的作业做出最终评分。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. After the exams, the teacher gave all borderline cases a spoken test.
- 考试后老师对那些在及格线上下的学生进行了一次口试.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. She's on the borderline between a first - and second - class honours degree.
- 她介于 一等 和二等荣誉学位之间.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Some were obviously unsuitable and could be ruled out at once. Others were borderline cases.
- 一些明显不合适，可以马上排除。另一些则勉强合格。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Palmer Kirby worked in the borderline where commerce exploited science.
- 巴穆·柯比的工作处于商业和科学之间,其性质是商业利用了科学.
来自辞典例句