border

n. 边缘, 边境, 边界, 花坛
vt. 在...上镶边, 接近
vi. 接界, 近似
【计】 边框
【医】 缘
【经】 疆界

名词:borderer 动词过去式:bordered 过去分词:bordered 现在分词:bordering 第三人称单数:borders 

bor.der

n.（名词）
A part that forms the outer edge of something.
边界，边缘：形成事物外部边缘的部分
A decorative strip around the edge of something, such as fabric.
装饰边：事物周边作装饰性的条块，如织花边
A strip of ground, as at the edge of a garden or walk, in which ornamental plants or shrubs are planted.
路边花坛：在花园或路的边上的条块形土地，里面种上装饰性的花草或灌木
The line or frontier area separating political divisions or geographic regions; a boundary.
边境：政治划分或地理区域的分隔线或边界；分界线
v.（动词）
bor.dered,bor.der.ing,bor.ders
v.tr.（及物动词）
To put a border on.
作为…的边界
To lie along or adjacent to the border of:
相连：沿着或毗接于…的边界：
例句：
Canada borders the United States.
加拿大与美国毗邻

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To lie adjacent to another:
毗接：与另一个毗接：
例句：
The United States borders on Canada.
美国接界于加拿大

To be almost like another in character:
近似：特征上与另一个近似：
例句：
an act that borders on heroism.
近似英雄的行径


来源：
Middle English bordure
中古英语 bordure
from Old French bordeure
源自 古法语 bordeure
from border [to border]
源自 border [接界]
from bort [border]
源自 bort [接界]
[of Germanic origin]
[来源于日耳曼语]

【引伸】
bor.derer
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>border,margin,edge,verge,brink,rim,brimAll these nouns refer to the line or narrow area that marks the outside limit of something such as a surface.
所有这些名词指某物外部界限的界限或狭长地带。
Border refers either to the boundary line (
Border 也指分界线（
例句：
erected a fence along the border of the property) or to the area that is immediately inside the boundary (
沿地产的边界竖立一道围墙） 或指正位于边界内的区域（

例句：
a picture frame with a wide border).
有着宽边的相框）。

Margin is a border of more or less precisely definable width that is often distinguishable in other respects from the rest of the surface:
Margin 是指一种可精确限定宽度的边界，该宽度的其他方面与表面的其余部分是可分辨的：
例句：
a boathouse near the margin of the pond;
一个靠近池塘边的船库；

例句：
the margin of a little clearing in the forest.
森林中微略可辨的边界。

Edge refers specifically to the precise bounding line formed by the continuous convergence of two surfaces:
Edge 特指两个平面连续相关的点形成的精确分界线：
例句：
sat on the edge of the chair.
坐在椅子的边缘。

Verge is an extreme terminating line or edge (
Verge 是一个极尽头的线或界（
例句：
the sun`s afterglow on the verge of the horizon); figuratively it indicates a point at which something is likely to begin or to happen (
日落于地平线上）； 它喻指一个于此事物可能开始或发生的临界点（

例句：
an explorer on the verge of a great discovery).
探险家位于巨大发现的临界点）。

Brink denotes the edge of a steep place (
Brink 指陡峭地方的边界（
例句：
stood on the brink of the cliff); in an extended sense it indicates the likelihood or imminence of a sudden change (
站在悬崖的边缘上）； 在一个扩展的意义上它指一件突发事变的可能性或临近（

例句：
on the brink of falling in love).
处于坠入爱情的边缘）。

Rim most often denotes the edge of something, such as a wheel, that is circular or curved:
Rim 最常用于指圆周性或曲性物体，如车轮的边缘：
例句：
a crack in the rim of the lens.
位于镜头边缘的裂缝。

Brim applies to the upper edge or inner side of the rim of a container,such as a cup, or of something shaped like a basin:
Brim 指容器边缘的上边或里边，如茶杯或形状象盆一样的东西：
例句：
lava issuing from the brim of the crater. See also Synonyms at boundary
从火山口流出的熔岩 参见同义词 boundary