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frontier

🇬🇧 UK/'frʌntɪə; frʌn'tɪə/🇺🇸 US/'frʌntjә/
IELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

n.

The border region between a settled and an unsettled area; the leading edge of knowledge or development in a field.

边境,边疆;(知识或发展的)前沿

v.

To live as a pioneer on frontier territory.

在边疆定居,开拓边疆

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
frontmake, do
+
iersuffix
=frontier

Common Collocations

  • 1.frontier town边境小镇
  • 2.frontier spirit开拓精神
  • 3.scientific frontier科学前沿

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Pioneers expanded westward across the American frontier.

  • 2.

    Scientists push the frontier of medical knowledge forward.

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