verges

英 [ˈvɜːdʒɪz]

美 [ˈvɜːrdʒɪz]

n.  (路边的)小草地，绿地
v.  接近，濒于
verge的第三人称单数和复数

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

• This narrow strip verges the road.
  这条狭长的地带构成了公路的边沿。
• But much of their summitry verges on farce.
  但其中很多峰会都近乎闹剧。
• The path verges on the edge of a precipice.
  这条小径濒临断崖的边缘。
• While articulated as if it were a theological certainty, this verges on deliberate self-delusion.
  尽管说得像是神学上的必然一样，但这其实相当于蓄意的自我欺骗。
• Expecting the poorest people in the world to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, without access to foreign investment, training, technical skills, or markets, verges on indifference or cruelty.
  让世界上最平穷的人拉着自己的鞋带把自己拉起来，而不通过外资、培训、技术或市场，这种期望近乎冷漠甚至残忍。
• My method of argument verges on the absurd.
  我讨论的方式接近于荒谬。
• Circulating Water System Analysis for Power Plant on Sea and Great River Verges
  濒临海洋、大江（河）电厂循环水系统选择分析
• She has had a proposal. The economy verges toward inflation.
  已经有人向她求婚了。经济倾向于通货膨胀。
• Keep Weather Eye Open to the Tendency of Spiritual Civilization s Economizing in the Period of Change; The economy verges toward inflation.
  试析转型时期精神文明建设的经济化倾向经济倾向于通货膨胀。
• The mountain verges to the east.
  这座山脉向东延伸。