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

• And the competition has also been fanned by the fact that all improvements are incremental and the company is able to publish listings of the current leaders, meaning the race is verging on a spectator sport.
  推动竞争的另一个因素是：所有改良方案都是递进的，该公司可以公布当前领先者的名录，这意味着此类竞赛正逐渐体现出观赏体育的色彩。
• 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。
• Their company is verging on collapse.
  他们的公司近乎倒闭。
• 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。
• 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 sun was verging towards the horizon.
  太阳向地平线下降。
• 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。
• Some commended London for giving its show a more human touch than Beijing's bombast. But others could not conceal a pride verging on arrogance.
  一些认为，与北京奥运会的高调相比，伦敦奥运会更有人情味儿。但还有一些媒体则无法掩饰一种接近傲慢自大的自豪感。
• "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。
• UN reports clearly show that the country is verging on having the capability to produce nuclear weapons.
  联合国的报告清楚地表明，这个国家差不多已经有能力生产核武器了。