verge的英文翻譯是什麼意思,詞典釋義與在線翻譯:
詳盡釋義
- 趨向
- 下沉
- 延伸
- 漸變,漸漸變成(與into連用)
- 處在(…)邊沿
- 接近,逼近,近乎,瀕臨,瀕於
- 斜向,傾向,傾斜,向...傾斜
- 西沉
- 權杖,節杖
- 邊,邊沿,邊緣,邊際
- 軸,擺輪的心軸
- 界限
- 瀕於
- 路邊
- 鑲邊
- 範圍
- 境界
- 【建】飾柱
- 螻羽
- 小草地,綠地
雙解釋義
- vt. & vi. 接近,瀕於 be near to
英英釋義
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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的用法和樣例:
例句
- The path verges on the edge of a precipice.
這條小徑瀕臨斷崖的邊緣。 - He is verging on a breakdown.
他正瀕臨精神崩潰。 - The sun was verging towards the horizon.
太陽向地平線下降。 - The economy verges toward inflation.
經濟傾向於通貨膨脹。
- Her land verges on the neighboring township.
她的土地與鄰鎮相連。
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.
這個國家的經濟已到了崩潰的邊緣。 - Large numbers of people had to struggle on the verge of starvation.
那時許多人不得不掙扎在飢餓的邊緣。 - The little boy walked along the grass verge, trying not to step into the field.
這個小男孩沿著草地的邊上走,以防踩到地里。 - The old man was on the verge of eighty.
那老人已年近八十。
常用短語
- verge into (v.+prep.)
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慢慢地變為他物的一部分 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.
我們望著天空,落日的餘暉漸漸地被吞沒。
- verge on (v.+prep.)
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非常像某事物,接近於(某事物) be very much like (sth)He's verging on 80 now and needs constant attention.他已近80歲,需要有人隨時侍候。
- 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.
太陽向地平線下降。
They seemed to be verging towards a quarrel.
他們似乎要吵起來了。
辭彙搭配
- verge on〔upon〕 接近,瀕於
- verge to 接近到
- verge towards 向…地方接近
經典引文
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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.
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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