borderland /ˈbɔːdəˌlænd/

• 1. 

  N-SING The borderland between two things is an area which contains features from both of these things so that it is not possible to say that it belongs to one or the other. 两者之间的模糊地带

  例：

  ...on the borderland between sleep and waking.

  …在半醒半睡的状态中。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT The area of land close to the border between two countries or major areas can be called the borderlands. 边陲 [usu pl]

  例：

  ...Lebanon's southern borderlands.

  …黎巴嫩南部边陲。