verge
noun
verb
vɜːdʒ
noun
1
be on the verge of sth
to
be
at
the
point
where
something
is
about
to
happen
濒于…，即将…
Jess
seemed
on
the
verge
of
tears
.
杰斯似乎差点就要哭了。
an
event
which
left
her
on
the
verge
of
a
nervous
breakdown
让她几乎精神崩溃的事
Mountain
gorillas
are
on
the
verge
of
extinction.
山地大猩猩几乎绝种。
be
on
the
verge
of
doing
sth
The
show
was
on
the
verge
of
being
canceled
due
to
low
ratings.
因为收视率太低，这档节目就要被取消。
2
the
edge
of
a
road,
path
etc
[英] 路缘
BrE
The
car
skidded
across
the
road
and
came
to
a
stop
on
the
grass
verge.
汽车滑过路面，在路缘草带上停了下来。
verb
3
to
be
very
close
to
a
harmful
or
extreme
state
接近，濒于
Many
of
Lewis’s
activities
verged
on
the
illegal.
刘易斯的许多活动近乎违法。
Some
of
his
ideas
are
verging
on
the
dangerous.
他的有些想法近乎危险。
His
love
of
James
Dean
movies
verged
on
fanaticism.
他对詹姆斯．迪安影片的热爱近乎狂热。