【地理動詞】Border, Cave, Corner, Coast, Cobble

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Border (邊界、邊框),動詞「接壤」、「框接」:

a skirt bordered with lace
蕾絲鑲邊的裙子
a pool bordered by palm trees
棕梠樹環繞的游泳池

pool bordered  

Border on,位於交界、瀕臨臨界點
the park is bordering on Canada
(公園位於加拿大交界)

border on  

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Cave (洞穴),動詞「凹陷、陷落」

Cave in:
用途一:道路坍方、礦坑坍塌
用途二:屈服、認輸

cave in on  

cave in to  

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Corner (角落),動詞「逼到某處」「逼話」

If a panda is cornered, he will fight back.
(如果把熊貓被逼到死角,牠會反擊的)
She cornered me for a few questions.
(她抓著我問話)

corner someone  

Corner the market
把市場逼到死角,主宰整個市場

corner market  

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Cobble (鵝卵石),動詞「修鞋」

cobble shoes  

Cobble together,「胡亂拼湊」
用很快的速度很短的時間安排事情,不完美,但是堪用。常用片語,通常是謙虛的講法。

cobble together  

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Coast (海岸),動詞「滑行」,比方騎自行車下山,豪不費力,所以休閒單車稱做coasting bike。

The monkey is coasting downhill on his bike.
(猴子輕鬆地騎自行車下坡)

coasting bike  

Coast to something,一帆風順、毫不費力
Our team coasted to victory again.
我們球隊再一次輕鬆獲勝。

coast to  

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