verge的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:
详尽释义
- 趋向
- 下沉
- 延伸
- 渐变,渐渐变成(与into连用)
- 处在(…)边沿
- 接近,逼近,近乎,濒临,濒于
- 斜向,倾向,倾斜,向...倾斜
- 西沉
- 权杖,节杖
- 边,边沿,边缘,边际
- 轴,摆轮的心轴
- 界限
- 濒于
- 路边
- 镶边
- 范围
- 境界
- 【建】饰柱
- 蝼羽
- 小草地,绿地
双解释义
- vt. & vi. 接近,濒于 be near to
英英释义
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a region marking a boundary
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the limit beyond which something happens or changes;
"on the verge of tears"
"on the brink of bankruptcy"
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a ceremonial or emblematic staff
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a grass border along a road
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border on; come close to;
"His behavior verges on the criminal"
verge的用法和样例:
例句
- The path verges on the edge of a precipice.
这条小径濒临断崖的边缘。 - He is verging on a breakdown.
他正濒临精神崩溃。 - The sun was verging towards the horizon.
太阳向地平线下降。 - The economy verges toward inflation.
经济倾向于通货膨胀。
- Her land verges on the neighboring township.
她的土地与邻镇相连。
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.
这个国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 - Large numbers of people had to struggle on the verge of starvation.
那时许多人不得不挣扎在饥饿的边缘。 - The little boy walked along the grass verge, trying not to step into the field.
这个小男孩沿着草地的边上走,以防踩到地里。 - The old man was on the verge of eighty.
那老人已年近八十。
常用短语
- verge into (v.+prep.)
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慢慢地变为他物的一部分 change slowly so as to become part of (sth else)
verge into sthWe 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。
- verge on (v.+prep.)
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非常像某事物,接近于(某事物) be very much like (sth)He's verging on 80 now and needs constant attention.他已近80岁,需要有人随时侍候。
- verge towards (v.+prep.)
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向…地方靠近〔接近〕 be near towards somewhere
verge towards sthThe sun was verging towards the horizon.
太阳向地平线下降。
They seemed to be verging towards a quarrel.
他们似乎要吵起来了。
词汇搭配
- verge on〔upon〕 接近,濒于
- verge to 接近到
- verge towards 向…地方接近
经典引文
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In the centre..yawned the mouth of the pit. Sanchica ventured to the verge and peeped in.
出自: W. Irving -
South of Leeds, on the verge of a wild moorland tract.
出自: Ld Macaulay -
Official explanations often verge on the farcical.
出自:Listener -
The sort of teasing that verges on cruelty.
出自: A. Brookner -
When the reign of Demetrius was verging to its close.
出自: C. Thirlwall