borderland
n
1 [C] district on either side of a border or boundary 边疆.
2 [sing] (fig 比喻) intermediate state or condition 中间状态或情况
the borderland between sleeping and waking 睡与醒之间的状态; 半睡半醒.
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm willing to make decisions.
能当机立断。
My brother gets up later than I do.
与我做比,我的兄弟晚起床。
and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echo-location in bats to see a case in which the voice plays a strictly utilitarian role.