borderline
英 ['bɔːdəlaɪn]
美 ['bɔrdɚlaɪn]
- n. 邊界線，邊界；界線
- adj. 邊界的；曖昧的
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. In borderline cases teachers will take the final decision, based on the student's previous work.
- 在難以定奪的情況下，教師將根據學生先前的作業做出最終評分。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. After the exams, the teacher gave all borderline cases a spoken test.
- 考試後老師對那些在及格線上下的學生進行了一次口試.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. She's on the borderline between a first - and second - class honours degree.
- 她介於 一等 和二等榮譽學位之間.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Some were obviously unsuitable and could be ruled out at once. Others were borderline cases.
- 一些明顯不合適，可以馬上排除。另一些則勉強合格。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Palmer Kirby worked in the borderline where commerce exploited science.
- 巴穆·柯比的工作處於商業和科學之間,其性質是商業利用了科學.
來自辭典例句