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border on something
phrasal verb with borderverbuk /ˈbɔː.dər/ us /ˈbɔːr.dɚ/
If behaviour, a quality, or a feeling borders on something more extreme, it is almost that thing: 接近于，近乎
His suggestion borders on the ridiculous.他的建议近乎荒谬。
She possesses a self-confidence that borders on arrogance.她的自信接近于自大。
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border on something | American Dictionary
border on something
phrasal verb with borderverbus/ˈbɔr·dər/
to be almost a certain thing or quality:
The team succeeded in a feat considered to border on the impossible.
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