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。
• 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。
• Such idea verges on foolhardiness.
  这种念头近于有勇无谋。
• My method of argument verges on the absurd.
  我讨论的方式接近于荒谬。
• The road verges on a park.
  这条路位于一个公园边缘。
• 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；
• Expecting the poorest people in the world to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, without access to foreign investment, training, technical skills, or markets, verges on indifference or cruelty.
  让世界上最平穷的人拉着自己的鞋带把自己拉起来，而不通过外资、培训、技术或市场，这种期望近乎冷漠甚至残忍。
• The economy verges toward inflation.
  经济倾向于通货膨胀。
• Her speaking voice verges on the ridiculous.
  她讲话的声音近乎可笑。
• The economy verges toward inflation. liable to or capable of change.
  经济倾向于通货膨胀。倾向于或能够变化的。