borderline

adj.

1. 所属不清的；两可之间的；临界的
   not clearly belonging to a particular condition or group; not clearly acceptable
   1. In borderline cases teachers will take the final decision, based on the student's previous work.
      在难以定夺的情况下，教师将根据学生先前的作业做出最终评分。
   2. a borderline pass/fail in an exam
      考试得分刚刚在及格线上 / 下

noun

1. 两种品质（或状况）之间的分界线
   the division between two qualities or conditions
   1. This biography sometimes crosses the borderline between fact and fiction.
      这部传记有时混淆了事实和虚构。

1. N-COUNT （两种不同或相反事物之间的）分界线
   The borderline between two different or opposite things is the division between them.
   1. ...a task which involves exploring the borderline between painting and photography.
      一项探究绘画与摄影之间界线的工作
2. ADJ-GRADED 勉强可以的；刚刚够格的
   Something that is borderline is only just acceptable as a member of a class or group.
   1. Some were obviously unsuitable and could be ruled out at once. Others were borderline cases.
      一些明显不合适，可以马上排除。另一些则勉强合格。

1. Some were obviously unsuitable and could be ruled out at once. Others were borderline cases.
   一些明显不合适，可以马上排除。另一些则勉强合格。
2. In borderline cases teachers will take the final decision, based on the student's previous work.
   在难以定夺的情况下，教师将根据学生先前的作业做出最终评分。
3. It was probably borderline unhealthy, he recalls.
   他回忆说：我大概是有些不正常了。
4. I thought you two were borderline siamese.
   我还以为你们两个是形影不离的。
5. Objective To study the clinical features and management of borderline ovarian tumor.
   目的明确卵巢交界性肿瘤的临床特征及治疗方法。
6. This narrow borderline between laughter and tears.
   笑与哭之间这种细微的界线。
7. There are also some borderline cases.
   但是同时也存在着很多“边缘生物”。
8. The borderline between infatuation and love.
   迷恋和爱之间的模糊界线。
9. The borderline between friendship and intimacy is often hard to define.
   友谊和亲昵关系之间的界线很难界定。
10. Comparative analysis between borderline and malignant Brenner tumors in the ovary
    卵巢交界性与恶性布莱纳瘤4例观察与分析
11. It is broadcast that the two armies clashed near the borderline again before dawn.
    据电台广播今天凌晨在边界线附近两国军队又发生了冲突。
12. GCA also was associated with selenium levels, but the relationship was "borderline significant";
    GCA也与硒的水平相关，但这种关系在统计学差异的边缘；
13. ObjectiveTo observe the therapeutic effect of Tongxinluo capsule on blood pressure and lipid in patients with borderline hypertension.
    目的观察通心络胶囊对临界高血压患者血压及血脂的干预效果。
14. She becomes – perhaps she always was – borderline psychotic and over-the-border delusional.
    她变成了或者一直是难以界定的精神病患者和确诊的妄想症患者。
15. She had a history of borderline hypertension and intermittent atrial fibrillation but had been otherwise well.
    她有临界性高血压和间歇性房颤的病史，但其他方面一直不错。
16. Nutritional intervention of the middle-aged and the aged patients with borderline hypertension
    营养干预对中老年临界高血压患者的影响
17. And the borderline, the threshold this curtain between the quantum world and the classical world is really mysterious.
    在经典力学和量子力学之间所存在的这种分歧，以及这个分歧的边界和起点都还是神秘。
18. And a borderline alcoholic who complains about her job but never does anything about it.
    和一个只知抱怨工作，近似酒鬼的女人。
19. Operating on the borderline of superconductivity and ordinary conductivity, they produce immense amplification.
    它们在超导性和普通导电性的临界线上操作，产生巨大的放大效果。
20. Borderline cases are decided by an interview.
    处于及格边缘的情况由面试决定。
21. The tissue samples were numbered carcinoma group, borderline group and normal group.
    每例标本分为癌组织、旁组织和正常组织三组。
22. His novel examines the borderline between fact and fiction.
    他的小说探讨了事实与虚构之间的界线。
23. The artists work in zones, borderline for the aesthetic and social response, and with the most poignant problem for these zones and the general social state.
    他们的艺术处在美学和社会反馈的交界区，并对这些区域和普遍的社会状况进行了尖锐的批判。
24. Oh, man, this is absolutely crazy. I mean, this is borderline reckless.
    喔，这绝对疯狂，我的意思是，这是不计后果的。
25. Dear friend, what's the time? Is this really the borderline?
    亲爱的朋友，什么时候了？我真的触到你的底线了？
26. We found demarcation walls in many farm units indicating the borderline between the water rights of adjacent farms.
    我们在许多耕作单元内找到分界墙，表明相邻农场之间用水权的分界线。
27. Objective To explore the defense styles of patients with borderline personality disorder.
    目的探讨边缘型人格障碍的防御方式。
28. The borderline between informal language and slang is hard to define.
    口语和俚语之间的分界线是很难确定的。
29. The borderline between black and tan colors is clearly defined.
    黑色和棕色之间的边界清晰整洁。
30. There is a obvious difference between borderline, pre cancerous and benign lesion in the expression of TRAP.
    另外，交界性及癌前病变与良性病变组织中TRAP表达差异也有显著性。

  border borderline boundary frontier【导航词义：边界】

  border n. 边界，边境

〔辨析〕多指靠近两国或两地区分界线的区域。

  borderline n. 边境线，分界线

〔辨析〕指划定国与国之间边界的标志线。

  boundary n. 分界线，边界

〔辨析〕侧重指某区域最外的界线，常和领土有关，也指地图上正式标定的、双方认可的边界或较小行政单位间的界线。

  frontier n. 〈尤英〉边界，边境

〔辨析〕指两国接壤的前沿地区，多有军队驻防。

noun

1. a line that indicates a boundary

   Synonym:    boundary lineborderdelimitationmete

adj

1. of questionable or minimal quality
   1. borderline grades
   2. marginal writing ability

   Synonym:    marginal