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

• The general mood in Davos was one of gloom verging on despair.
  达沃斯论坛上整个的气氛，是一种濒临绝望的低落。
• Her dress was a very dark blue verging on black.
  她的衣服是深蓝色的，接近于黑色。
• It is an admission that is verging on sacrilegious for a French president. But Nicolas Sarkozy's top chef has revealed that the French head of state has banned cheese from the table at the Elys é e Palace.
  尼古拉•萨科奇的御用大厨透露，这位法国总统将奶酪逐出了爱丽舍宫的餐桌，这对于一名法国总统来说，几乎是冒天下之大不韪。
• The process is verging on farce.
  整个过程越来越像是一场闹剧。
• "That's all I've been hearing from them over the past year, is concern verging on panic about the changing cost structure in China," he said.
  去年一整年我都听到他们在担心抱怨中国的成本结构的转变。
• He's verging on80 now and needs constant attention.
  他已近80岁，需要侍候左右。
• The morning had been misty, verging on frost.
  早上有雾，快要结冰了。
• Characteristic of late maturity verging on decline.
  具有濒于衰落的成熟晚期的特征的。
• 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。
• There is widespread concern, verging on paranoia, that the privatisation of state-owned companies is being used by corrupt officials as an opportunity to drain the country's coffers.
  人们普遍怀有近乎偏执的疑虑，认为国有企业的私有化正被腐败官员利用，为他们创造了盗空国家资产的机会。