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.- 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。
- The country was on the verge of becoming prosperous and successful...
- 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
- Such idea verges on foolhardiness.
这种念头近于有勇无谋。 - The economy verges toward inflation. liable to or capable of change.
经济倾向于通货膨胀。倾向于或能够变化的。 - The road verges on a park.
这条路位于一个公园边缘。 - Expecting the poorest people in the world to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, without access to foreign investment, training, technical skills, or markets, verges on indifference or cruelty.
让世界上最平穷的人拉着自己的鞋带把自己拉起来,而不通过外资、培训、技术或市场,这种期望近乎冷漠甚至残忍。 - 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 economy verges toward inflation.
经济倾向于通货膨胀。 - While articulated as if it were a theological certainty, this verges on deliberate self-delusion.
尽管说得像是神学上的必然一样,但这其实相当于蓄意的自我欺骗。 - The bottom of our garden verges on the park.
我们花园的尾部与那座公园交邻。 - She has had a proposal. The economy verges toward inflation.
已经有人向她求婚了。经济倾向于通货膨胀。 - That street verges on the people's square.
那条马路靠近人民广场。