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borderland

C2 noun

borderland /ˈbɔː(ɹ).də(ɹ)ˌlænd/ nghĩa là vùng biên giới, biên thùy

Các nghĩa

  1. vùng biên giới, biên thùy

    Land near a border; marches.

    retaining Liddesdale and his other Borderlands and Offices in his owne person

    They came to the river that marked the very edge of the borderland of the Wild […]

    […] he pieces together his tale: arson, cattle raids, the usual borderlands story, ending in destitution, the making of orphans.

  2. trạng thái trung gian, giai đoạn chuyển tiếp

    An intermediate state, category, etc.

    figuratively

    Near-synonyms: twilight zone, shadowland

    “Mr. Alwyn, the line between virtue and foolishness is dim and wavering, and I should hate to see you lost in that marshy borderland. […]”

    But she did not look as if she were dying; she looked as if she might go on existing in this borderland between life and death for ever.

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