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

• 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。
• Tasting notes: Appearance: Ruby red colour verging on rose.
  品尝记录：接近玫瑰红的宝石红色；
• 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。
• 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。
• Trembling with anticipation verging on anxiety, I looked around with searching eyes.
  带着近乎焦虑的期待，我不住地颤抖，用双眼四处搜寻着。
• 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。
• The test was so difficult it was verging on the ridiculous.
  这次测验难到近乎荒唐的地步。
• He is verging on ruin [ a breakdown]. The enemy main battle then broke and was massacred.
  他正濒临毁灭[精神崩溃]。这时敌军的主力就崩溃，而被歼灭了。
• To this point he has been discreet in dreading to provoke me; you must represent the peril of quitting that policy, and remind him of my passionate temper, verging, when kindled, on frenzy.
  关于这一点，他一直很谨慎，唯恐把我惹急了。你一定要说明白我若放弃这个策略的危险性，而且提醒他我的暴躁脾气，只要一闹起来，就会发狂的。
• The morning had been misty, verging on frost.
  早上有雾，快要结冰了。