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verge v.接近；濒于；下沉；趋于v.处在...的边沿n.边缘；界限；权杖 (1) 这条小径濒临断崖的边缘。(2) 他正濒临精神崩溃。(3) 太阳向地平线下降。(4) 经济倾向于通货膨胀。(5) 她的土地与邻镇相连。(6) 这个国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。(7) 那时许多人不得不挣扎在饥饿的边缘。(8) 这个小男孩沿着草地的边上走,以防踩到地里。(9) 那老人已年近八十。 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.

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英 [vɜːdʒ] 美 [vɜːrdʒ] (1) The path verges on the edge of a precipice.(2) He is verging on a breakdown.(3) The sun was verging towards the horizon.(4) The economy verges toward inflation.(5) Her land verges on the neighboring township.(6) The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.(7) Large numbers of people had to struggle on the verge of starvation.(8) The little boy walked along the grass verge, trying not to step into the field.(9) The old man was on the verge of eighty. Think of an edge, a border, a boundary, and you are thinking about the verge, the point where something begins or ends. 1[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]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.   [v-link PREP -ing/n]The country was on the verge of becoming prosperous and successful...这个国家即将走向繁荣富强。Carole was on the verge of tears.卡萝尔差点就要哭了。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.   [mainly BRIT 主英]in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 shoulder相关词组：verge on

英语单词	verge
英美音标	英 [vɜːdʒ] 美 [vɜːrdʒ]
中文释义	v.接近；濒于；下沉；趋于 v.处在...的边沿 n.边缘；界限；权杖
英语例句	(1) The path verges on the edge of a precipice. (2) He is verging on a breakdown. (3) The sun was verging towards the horizon. (4) The economy verges toward inflation. (5) Her land verges on the neighboring township. (6) The country's economy is on the verge of collapse. (7) Large numbers of people had to struggle on the verge of starvation. (8) The little boy walked along the grass verge, trying not to step into the field. (9) The old man was on the verge of eighty.
中文例句	(1) 这条小径濒临断崖的边缘。 (2) 他正濒临精神崩溃。 (3) 太阳向地平线下降。 (4) 经济倾向于通货膨胀。 (5) 她的土地与邻镇相连。 (6) 这个国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 (7) 那时许多人不得不挣扎在饥饿的边缘。 (8) 这个小男孩沿着草地的边上走,以防踩到地里。 (9) 那老人已年近八十。
vocabulary简明	Think of an edge, a border, a boundary, and you are thinking about the verge, the point where something begins or ends.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]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. [v-link PREP -ing/n] The country was on the verge of becoming prosperous and successful... 这个国家即将走向繁荣富强。 Carole was on the verge of tears. 卡萝尔差点就要哭了。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [mainly BRIT 主英] in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 shoulder 相关词组： verge on

Verge Grass Verging Economy 英 Vɜːdʒ] 美 Vɜːrdʒ V.接近；濒于；下沉；趋于