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-derivedCommon 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.