動詞 border on:

1. come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
   同義詞：approach

1. A region of southwest Yugoslavia bordering on the Adriatic Sea. An ancient Balkan state, it long resisted the Turks and from1910 to1918 was an independent kingdom. Montenegro then joined the newly formed Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which became Yugoslavia after1929.
   黑山南斯拉夫西南部一地區(qū)，位于亞得里亞海沿岸。古代巴爾干國，它長期抵抗土耳其，并于1910至1918年間成為獨立王國。后來加入了由塞爾維亞、克羅地亞和斯洛文尼亞新組成的王國，這一王國在1929年后成為南斯拉夫
2. A region of western India bordering on the Arabian Sea. An independent kingdom after1401, it was annexed by the Mogul Empire in1572.
   古吉拉特印度西部一地區(qū)，與阿拉伯海相鄰。1401年后成為一獨立的王國，1572年被強行并入莫臥帝國
3. A country of northwest Africa bordering on the Mediterranean Sea. Algeria gained its independence from France in1962 after a long terrorist and guerrilla campaign. Algiers is the capital and the largest city. Population, 16,948,000.
   阿爾及利亞非洲西北部濱鄰地中海的國家。經(jīng)過長期的恐怖主義活動和游擊戰(zhàn)爭，阿爾及利亞于1962年脫離法國統(tǒng)治宣布獨立。阿爾及爾是首都及最大的城市。人口16,948, 000
4. His remarks border on rudeness.
   他的話近乎無禮。