verges

英 [ˈvɜːdʒɪz]

美 [ˈvɜːrdʒɪz]

n.  (路边的)小草地，绿地
v.  接近，濒于
verge的第三人称单数和复数

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

• In addition, the style of some Black novels, like Jean Toomer's Cane, verges on expressionism or surrealism;
  另外，象金•图莫的《手杖》那样的黑人小说风格，近于表现主义和超现实主义；
• The road verges on a park.
  这条路位于一个公园边缘。
• But much of their summitry verges on farce.
  但其中很多峰会都近乎闹剧。
• Such idea verges on foolhardiness.
  这种念头近于有勇无谋。
• The path verges on the edge of a precipice.
  这条小径濒临断崖的边缘。
• Image study is a newly emerging discipline in China, which verges on another two disciplines, namely, comparative culture and comparative literature.
  形象学研究涉及比较文化与比较文学两个学科领域，它在中国才刚刚开始。
• Keep Weather Eye Open to the Tendency of Spiritual Civilization s Economizing in the Period of Change; The economy verges toward inflation.
  试析转型时期精神文明建设的经济化倾向经济倾向于通货膨胀。
• The economy verges toward inflation.
  经济倾向于通货膨胀。
• Such a remark verges on impertinence.
  这种话近乎无礼。
• That street verges on the people's square.
  那条马路靠近人民广场。