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 process is verging on farce.
  整个过程越来越像是一场闹剧。
• A period of maturity verging on decline.
  成熟期指已成熟同时接近衰退的时期。
• 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。
• The test was so difficult it was verging on the ridiculous.
  这次测验难到近乎荒唐的地步。
• 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 sun was verging towards the horizon.
  太阳向地平线下降。
• The morning had been misty, verging on frost.
  早上有雾，快要结冰了。
• He vowed understanding, verging on sympathy, for our approach.
  他宣称对我们提出的做法很理解，而且近乎同情。
• 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。
• 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。