Verge
[ vɝdʒ ]
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n. 边，边缘;界限;范围;起始点;
vi. 接近，逼近;处于边沿或边缘;
💡 词根助记
verg 表”弯曲”,”倾向”
📝 例句
He was on the verge of betraying his secret.
他险些儿(差点)泄露了秘密。
They were on the verge of tears at parting.
他们分手时几乎要哭出来了。
These people are living on the verge of starvation.
这些人正在饥饿线上挣扎。
The animals were ruthlessly hunted to the verge of extinction.
这些动物由于遭到无情的捕猎而濒于灭绝。
We were stirring in our easy chair on the verge of leaving.
我们正要从沙发站起来告辞。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ large-巨大的,verge-边界:巨大的边界
※ merge-合并,verge-边缘:合并从边沿部分开始
※ v-罗马数字“5”,er-拼音“儿”,ge-拼音“哥”:5个儿子把哥哥推向悬崖的边缘
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
verge
n
1
(a) = soft shoulder (soft)
Heavy lorries have damaged the grass verge. 重型卡车把长草的软质路肩轧坏了.
(b) grass edging along a path or round a flower-bed, etc （道路、 花坛等的）长著草的边缘.
2 (idm 习语) on/to the verge of sth at or close to the point where sth new begins or takes place 在某事即将发生之际; 接近出现某事物之点
on the verge of war, success, bankruptcy 在接近战争爆发、 成功、 破产之际
Her misery brought her to the verge of tears. 她难过得快要哭了. verge, v (phr v) verge on sth be very close or similar to sth; be approaching sth 极接近某事物
a situation verging on the ridiculous, tragic, chaotic, etc 迹近可笑的、 悲惨的、 混乱的...地步
He's verging on 80 now and needs constant attention. 他已近80岁, 需要侍候左右.
🎯 考研助记
我挤”“我急”（谐音）因为我在 边缘 网友：yqy补充： ver真，处在边缘时是真正考验人的时候
🔁 扩展释义
*[vә:dʒ]n. 边缘, 边界, 起始点vi. 处在边缘, 接近, 下沉, 趋向【医】 环, 圆周相关词组: on the verge of verge on sth bring sb to the verge of
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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This is Zhou Lan speaking.
我就是周兰。
Are you going to be a sailor when you leave school?
你毕业后打算当海员吗？
For years we've been demanding better housing and jobs.
多年来我们一直要求改善住房和工作条件。