verging

英 [ˈvɜːdʒɪŋ] 美 [ˈvɜːrdʒɪŋ]

v.  接近，濒于
verge的现在分词

柯林斯词典

  1. PREP-PHRASE 即将;接近于;濒于
    If you are on the verge of something, 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。
  2. 路边;(道路的)植草边沿
    The verge of a road is a narrow piece of ground by the side of a road, which is usually covered with grass or flowers.

      1. in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 shoulder

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    1. We looked at the sky where the last of the sunlight was verging into darkness.
      我们望着天空，落日的余晖渐渐地被吞没。
    2. The sun was verging towards the horizon.
      太阳向地平线下降。
    3. 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。
    4. 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。
    5. 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。
    6. We talk about it occasionally, and the kids talk about it with us, which is verging on hysterical, how kids envision a wedding.
      我们偶尔会讨论结婚，孩子们也会和我们一起聊，这多么不可思议啊，孩子们那么向往婚礼。
    7. 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。
    8. The process is verging on farce.
      整个过程越来越像是一场闹剧。
    9. The test was so difficult it was verging on the ridiculous.
      这次测验难到近乎荒唐的地步。
    10. "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。
    11. 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。
    12. 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。
    13. 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。
    14. He's verging on80 now and needs constant attention.
      他已近80岁，需要侍候左右。
    15. 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。
    16. 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。
    17. Tasting notes: Appearance: Ruby red colour verging on rose.
      品尝记录：接近玫瑰红的宝石红色；
    18. Their company is verging on collapse.
      他们的公司近乎倒闭。
    19. 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。
    20. He is verging on ruin [ a breakdown].
      他正濒临毁灭[精神崩溃]。
    21. The morning had been misty, verging on frost.
      早上有雾，快要结冰了。
    22. 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。
    23. Her dress was a very dark blue verging on black.
      她的衣服是深蓝色的，接近于黑色。
    24. 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。
    25. Turned one way to the light it is about callowness and over-optimism; about a puppy-dog innocence verging on vacuity, prey to vulgarity and vacuum-packed with egotism.
      从一个角度讲，它是缺乏经验和过于乐观；是近乎愚蠢的小狗般的无知，是充满自高自大的粗鲁和空虚行为的猎物。
    26. 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。
    27. A period of maturity verging on decline.
      成熟期指已成熟同时接近衰退的时期。
    28. Characteristic of late maturity verging on decline.
      具有濒于衰落的成熟晚期的特征的。
    29. The plane was flying high and verging into clouds.
      飞机飞高了，渐渐地消失在云雾中。
    30. This article analyses the influence of the concept of element and unity on the development of modern visual art. Based on this concept, it expounds a new epistemology and idea of design verging on the edge of architecture.
      分析了元素及统一的观念对近现代视觉艺术发展的影响，并探讨在此观念基础之上关于建筑的边缘认识论和设计观念。
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