boundary
noun
ˈbaʊndəri
noun
1
the
real
or
imaginary
line
that
marks
the
edge
of
a
state,
country
etc,
or
the
edge
of
an
area
of
land
that
belongs
to
someone
分界线; 边界
C
2
the
limit
of
what
is
acceptable
or
thought
to
be
possible
限度，界限，极限
C usually plural 一般用复数
[+
of
]
the
boundaries
of
human
knowledge
人类知识的极限
within/beyond
the
boundaries
of
sth
within
the
boundaries
of
the
law
在法律许可的范围内
push
back
the
boundaries
(of
sth)
(to
make
a
new
discovery,
work
of
art
etc
that
is
very
different
from
what
people
have
known
before,
and
that
changes
the
way
they
think)
扩大（某事物的）范围
art
that
pushes
back
the
boundaries
突破界限的艺术
3
the
point
at
which
one
feeling,
idea,
quality
etc
stops
and
another
starts
〔不同情感、思想、品质等之间的〕分野，分界线
C
[+
of/between
]
the
boundaries
between
work
and
play
工作和娱乐之间的界线
the
blurring
of
the
boundaries
between
high
and
popular
culture
高雅文化和通俗文化之间界线的模糊
4
the
outer
limit
of
the
playing
area
in
CRICKET
,
or
a
shot
that
sends
the
ball
across
this
limit
for
extra
points
〔板球场的〕边界线; 越过边界线的加分球
C