verge

英 [vɜːdʒ]

美 [vɜːrdʒ]

n.  (路边的)小草地，绿地
v.  接近，濒于

现在分词：verging　复数：verges　过去式：verged　第三人称单数：verges　过去分词：verged　

CET6考研IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6843 / COCA.6637

短语动词

短语用例

verge on sth

• 极接近；濒于
  to be very close to an extreme state or condition
  1. a grass verge
     长了草的路边

习惯用语

n.

on/to the verge of sth/of doing sth
• 濒于；接近于；行将
  very near to the moment when sb does sth or sth happens
• He was on the verge of tears.
  他差点儿哭了出来。
• They are on the verge of signing a new contract.
  他们即将签订一份新的合同。

牛津词典

noun

• （路边的）小草地，绿地
  a piece of grass at the edge of a path, road, etc.
  1. a grass verge
     长了草的路边

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• PREP-PHRASE 即将;接近于;濒于
  If you areon the verge ofsomething, you are going to do it very soon or it is likely to happen or begin very soon.
  1. The country was on the verge of becoming prosperous and successful...
     这个国家即将走向繁荣富强。
  2. Carole was on the verge of tears.
     卡萝尔差点就要哭了。
• 路边;(道路的)植草边沿
  Thevergeof a road is a narrow piece of ground by the side of a road, which is usually covered with grass or flowers.

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 shoulder

英英释义

noun

• a grass border along a road
• the limit beyond which something happens or changes
  1. on the verge of tears
  2. on the brink of bankruptcy
  Synonym:brink
• a ceremonial or emblematic staff
  Synonym:sceptersceptrewand
• a region marking a boundary
  Synonym:brinkthreshold

verb

• border on
  1. His behavior verges on the criminal

双语例句

• This species of animal is on the verge of extinction.
  这种动物已几近灭绝。
• There's no one she can talk to, and she's on the verge of collapse
  她找不到一个可以倾诉的对象，快要崩溃了。
• He said he was on the verge of an evolutionary breakthrough.
  他说他马上就要出现一个“进化上的突破”了。
• He is clearly on the verge of madness: he was so last night at least.
  他分明在疯狂的边缘上了：至少昨天晚上他是这样的。
• His voice trembled, on the verge of tears.
  他声音颤抖，泪水在眼眶里打转。
• The trouble was that now, on the verge of departure, he had no desire to go.
  问题是现在，马上就要出发了，他却没有了到南海去的欲望。
• He attempted to save the enterprise which was on the verge of collapse but failed.
  他试图拯救这家濒临倒闭的企业，但失败了。
• She was on the verge of crying but then held her tears back.
  她真想哭，但还是忍住了。
• An aerial thrust up from the grass verge
  一根天线在草地边上竖立着。
• This long-drawn-out war brought their country's finance to the verge of bankruptcy.
  这场旷日持久的战争使他们国家财政濒于破产的边缘。