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verge 【verge】n.边；缘She's on the verge of a nervous breakdown.她频临精神崩溃的边缘。

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[vɜːrdʒ] 
vergethe limit beyond which something happens or changes
Think of an edge, a border, a boundary, and you are thinking about the verge, the point where something begins or ends.
We talk about a nervous person being on the verge of a breakdown, or about a scientist being on the verge of a major breakthrough, but the British have another good physical meaning: they call the strip of grass that borders a walkway the verge, giving you a clear mental picture that goes beyond the abstract.
All forms of 'verge' will appear on average once every 572 pages.verge

Front	verge
Pron	[vɜːrdʒ]
Back	【verge】 n.边；缘 She's on the verge of a nervous breakdown. 她频临精神崩溃的边缘。
Vocab	vergethe limit beyond which something happens or changes Think of an edge, a border, a boundary, and you are thinking about the verge, the point where something begins or ends. We talk about a nervous person being on the verge of a breakdown, or about a scientist being on the verge of a major breakthrough, but the British have another good physical meaning: they call the strip of grass that borders a walkway the verge, giving you a clear mental picture that goes beyond the abstract. All forms of 'verge' will appear on average once every 572 pages. verge

Verge Nervous Vɜːrdʒ N.边；缘 She's Breakdown 她频临精神崩溃的边缘 Limit