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

• By the use of a set of parallel adaptive blind equalizers, the cost functions of equalizer matched to the received symbol constellation con-verges to the minimum.
  将接收到的码元星座图通过一组并行的自适应盲均衡器，当盲均衡器与星座图匹配时其代价函数收敛到最小。
• The road verges on a park.
  这条路位于一个公园边缘。
• Such a remark verges on impertinence.
  这种话近乎无礼。
• His manner verges on impoliteness.
  他的态度近乎不礼貌。
• 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；
• 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 path verges on the edge of a precipice.
  这条小径濒临断崖的边缘。
• My method of argument verges on the absurd.
  我讨论的方式接近于荒谬。
• 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。
• The higher you climb the narrow snaky road, the more green bottles in the verges.
  当你随着曲曲折折的小路走得越高，你就会发现越多的绿色瓶罐堆积在路边。