n.边缘(设立疆界；边界标志物)

The boy's reply to his teacher was bordering on rudeness. 那男学生回答教师的问话时态度近乎粗鲁。

A country of northwest Africa bordering on the Mediterranean Sea. Algeria gained its independence from France in 1962 after a long terrorist and guerrilla campaign. Algiers is the capital and the largest city. Population, 16,948,000. 阿尔及利亚非洲西北部滨邻地中海的国家。经过长期的恐怖主义活动和游击战争，阿尔及利亚于1962年脱离法国统治宣布独立。阿尔及尔是首都及最大的城市。人口16,948,000。

Land bordering a body of water; a bank or shore. 水滨，水边水体边缘的土地; 堤岸