frontiers

英 [ˈfrʌntɪəz]

美 [frənˈtɪrz]

n.  国界; 边界; 边境; (尤指19世纪美国西部的)开发地区边缘地带，边远地区; (学科或活动的)尖端，边缘
frontier的复数

Collins.2

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 边界;边境
  Afrontieris a border between two countries.
  1. It wasn't difficult then to cross the frontier.
     那时穿越边境并不困难。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用border


• N-COUNT 西部边疆,边远地区(指 20 世纪前美国西部欧洲移民尚未定居的部分)
  When you are talking about the western part of America before the twentieth century, you usefrontierto refer to the area beyond the part settled by Europeans.
  1. ...a far-flung outpost on the frontier.
     远驻西部边疆的前哨
• N-COUNT (尤指知识的)前沿，尖端，新领域
  Thefrontiersof something, especially knowledge, are the limits to which it extends.
  1. ...pushing back the frontiers of science.
     推进科学前沿
  2. ...technological frontiers.
     技术尖端

双语例句

• For11 years, I was the host of the public television series Scientific American Frontiers.
  11年来，我一直是大众电视系列片‘美国科学前沿’的主持人。
• Already China is embroiled in skirmishes and politicking on new frontiers.
  中国已经在一些新领域卷入了小规模的冲突和政治活动。
• Nepal has frontiers with both India and china.
  尼泊尔的边界与印度、中国相接。
• We fly through the night crossing frontiers and lakes, mountains and valleys.
  我们穿越黑夜，飞过国界和湖泊，山脉与村庄。
• But when the federal government builds walls around industries, it also blocks the exploration of new frontiers.
  但是，当美国联邦政府在美国各行各业周围建立起围墙的时候，它也挡住了向新疆域的探索。
• This advanced yet pragmatic approach has opened up new frontiers in innovation and economies of scale, impacting the fundamentals of how teams deliver products.
  这种高级而且实用的方法，在创新和规模经济方面开辟了一条新的道路，影响到了团队怎样交付产品的基础。
• Conclusion Basis of faunal distribution and ecological studies of mosquitoes in frontiers of Russia and Northeast China were provided.
  结论为东北中俄边境地区蚊虫的区系和生态研究提供了依据。
• Naked aggression and an attempt to change frontiers by force could not go unchallenged.
  公然的侵略和企图用武力改变边界的行径是不能置之不理的。
• With open frontiers and lax visa controls, criminals could cross into the country without restraint.
  由于边境开放和签证管理松懈，罪犯可以毫无限制地进入这个国家。
• Young people in China and throughout the world will lead us to frontiers that we cannot imagine today.
  中国乃至全世界的年轻人将带领我们走向我们今天无法想像的科技前沿。