verging

英 [ˈvɜːdʒɪŋ]

美 [ˈvɜːrdʒɪŋ]

v.  接近，濒于
verge的现在分词

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

双语例句

• In violation of good taste even verging on the indecent.
  违反高雅品位的甚至是在猥亵边缘的。
• Understandably there is a sense of urgency, sometimes verging on desperation.
  人们有一种紧迫感，有时甚至是濒临绝望的感觉，这是可以理解的。
• But Kissinger's anger, verging on contempt, is reserved not for Johnson but for the protesters, who, he feels, wished to see their country defeated.
  然而，基辛格近乎蔑视的愤怒针对的并非约翰逊，而是那些抗议者。他觉得，这些抗议者希望看到自己的祖国失败。
• Trembling with anticipation verging on anxiety, I looked around with searching eyes.
  带着近乎焦虑的期待，我不住地颤抖，用双眼四处搜寻着。
• We looked at the sky where the last of the sunlight was verging into darkness.
  我们望着天空，落日的余晖渐渐地被吞没。
• He is verging on ruin [ a breakdown]. The enemy main battle then broke and was massacred.
  他正濒临毁灭[精神崩溃]。这时敌军的主力就崩溃，而被歼灭了。
• He is verging on ruin [ a breakdown].
  他正濒临毁灭[精神崩溃]。
• The test was so difficult it was verging on the ridiculous.
  这次测验难到近乎荒唐的地步。
• Characteristic of late maturity verging on decline.
  具有濒于衰落的成熟晚期的特征的。
• The morning had been misty, verging on frost.
  早上有雾，快要结冰了。