v.接近；瀕于；下沉；趨于

v.處在...的邊沿

n.邊緣；界限；權(quán)杖

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(yáng)向地平線下降。

The economy verges toward inflation. 經(jīng)濟(jì)傾向于通貨膨脹。

Her land verges on the neighboring township. 她的土地與鄰鎮(zhèn)相連。

The country's economy is on the verge of collapse. 這個(gè)國(guó)家的經(jīng)濟(jì)已到了崩潰的邊緣。

Large numbers of people had to struggle on the verge of starvation. 那時(shí)許多人不得不掙扎在饑餓的邊緣。

The little boy walked along the grass verge, trying not to step into the field. 這個(gè)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。

verge用作名詞時(shí)意思是“邊緣”“邊界”,轉(zhuǎn)化為動(dòng)詞時(shí)意思是“構(gòu)成某事物的邊緣”,常引申表示“接近”“瀕于”,指某事物運(yùn)行或延伸到其邊緣與另一事物靠近或毗鄰。

verge可用作及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作不及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),接名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ); 作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),常與介詞on連用。

verge還可用作名詞,意思是“邊緣”。