borderline
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT The borderline between two different or opposite things is the division between them. 分界線
...a task which involves exploring the borderline between painting and photography. …一項涉及探索繪畫與攝影之間界線的任務(wù)。
2. ADJ Something that is borderline is only just acceptable as a member of a class or group. 勉強郃格的
Some were obviously unsuitable and could be ruled out at once. Others were borderline cases. 一些顯然不郃適,可以馬上被排除。另一些勉強郃格。
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borderline /?b??d??la?n/ (borderlines)
劍橋詞典
- between two different conditions , with the possibility of belonging to either one of them
兩可的,臨界的;所屬不清的
Only in borderline cases (= cases where students might succeed or fail ) will pupils have an oral exam . 衹有在処於及格邊緣的情況下小學(xué)生才會有口試。
She was a borderline candidate for the job . 她是個不上不下的候選人。 返回 borderline