dividing line

diˈviding ˌline noun [countableC usually singular]

the difference between two similar things 分界线，界限

dividing line between

What’s the dividing line between normal drinking and addiction?

正常喝酒和酗酒的界限如何划分？

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dividing line• A border is a dividing line marking an abrupt shift between two separate, sometimes antagonistic, entities.• One must insist on this clear dividing line between the two stages of writing.• A satisfactory dividing line could have been drawn in these terms.• The car swerved across the dividing line of a two-lane highway.• Congenital syphilis is arbitrarily divided into early and late stages with the dividing line at two years of age.

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