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PREP-PHRASE
即将;接近于;濒于 If you are on the verge of something, you are going to do it very soon or it is likely to happen or begin very soon.
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The country was on the verge of becoming prosperous and successful...
这个国家即将走向繁荣富强。
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Carole was on the verge of tears.
卡萝尔差点就要哭了。
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N-COUNT
路边;(道路的)植草边沿 The verge of 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
- 相关词组：
- verge on
- Noun
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1. a region marking a boundary
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2. the limit beyond which something happens or changes;
- "on the verge of tears"
- "on the brink of bankruptcy"
- synonym： brink
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3. a ceremonial or emblematic staff
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4. a grass border along a road
- Verb
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1. border on; come close to;
- "His behavior verges on the criminal"
- 1. He told us point-blank that his company was on the verge of bankruptcy.
- 他直截了当地告诉我们，他的公司快要破产了。
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- 2. Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep.
- 她眼睑低垂好像快要睡着的样子。
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- 3. I was on the verge of accepting.
- 我差点儿接受。
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- 4. She was on the verge of bursting into tears.
- 她快要哭出来了。
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- 5. The animals were ruthlessly hunted to the verge of extinction.
- 这些动物由于遭到无情的捕猎而濒于灭绝。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 6. The company is on the verge of insolvency.
- 该公司快要破产了。
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- 7. The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.
- 国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
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- 8. The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.
- 那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。
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- 9. 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。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
