短语搭配
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on the verge of
接近某种程度
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verge on
接近于...；近乎...；濒临...
双语例句
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My home is on the verge of the city, and the air there is fresh and pleasant.
我的家在市区的边缘，空气清新怡人。
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Hearing the news, she was on the verge of tears.
听到那消息后，她几乎要哭了。
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He is so worried because his company verges on bankrupcy.
他非常担忧，因为他的公司濒临破产。
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She's in a great trouble and she's on the verge of suicide.
她陷入了很大的麻烦 一度徘徊于自杀的边缘
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Sara was on the verge of tears when she heard the news.
Sara听到那个消息眼泪都在眼睛里打转。
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I was on the verge of calling the doctor when he suddenly got better.
我差点就给医生打电话了，结果他病好了。
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The company is on the verge of closing down.
这家公司就快倒闭了。
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Since I'm on the verge of getting fired anyway, I might as well take a few risks.
既然我都快被开除了，那么冒点险也无妨。
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The countries were on the verge of a war with each other.
国家之间的战争一触即发。
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He seemed to be on the verge of total derangement.
他似乎已濒临精神崩溃的边缘。
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The mountain gorilla is on the verge of extinction.
居住在山区的大猩猩已濒临灭绝。
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I'm sad that Julie's marriage is on the verge of splitting up.
我为朱莉的婚姻处于破裂的边缘感到难过。
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As global markets continue to see-saw on the verge of another recession, central banks across the world face a difficult balancing act of monetary policy.
随着全球市场继续在另一场萧条的边缘摇摆不定，全球各国央行都面临着艰难的货币政策平衡行动。
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He was on the verge of tears.
他差点儿哭了出来。
近义词
vi.
go on forcome close to
n.
marginbrinksuburbbeaded edge
词根词缀
单词辨析
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边；边缘
verge指明显地标志一个表在或一广阔空间的边界，或终端线，也指极狭窄的空间。常用作比喻。
edge普通用词，指较窄的边沿。
brim指深容器的内边或河、湖等水域的最高线。
margin指物体的空白边，一般较宽。
border侧重刚好在界线内的一部分表面上，指较宽的边缘，也可指边缘本身。
fringe指地毯的须边、围巾的花边、烫发的卷边或人群的边缘。
rim指圆形或有曲线的物体的边缘。
百科
1. 歌曲: verge\n歌手: 岛みやえい子\n语言: 日语\n所属专辑: verge\n发行日期: 2000-07-17
释义
n.
an edge or border
边，边缘，边沿
an extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen
极限，临界点
Brit. a grass edging such as that by the side of a road or path
〈英〉 （道路旁的）植草路肩。
Architecture an edge of tiles projecting over a gable
【建筑】 山墙突瓦。
v.
approach (something) closely; be close or similar to (something)
接近，濒临；与（某物）接近（或相似）
n.
a wand or rod carried before a bishop or dean as an emblem of office
权杖（举在主教或教长的前面作为职位的标志）。
v.
incline in a certain direction or towards a particular state
趋向；倾向
词源
"late Middle English： via Old French from Latin virga ‘rod'. The current verb sense dates from the late 18th cent.late Middle English： from Latin virga ‘rod’.early 17th cent. （in the sense ‘descend （to the horizon）’）： from Latin vergere ‘to bend, incline’."
