verge

英 [vɜːdʒ] 美 [vɜːrdʒ]

• v. 接近；濒于；下沉；趋于
• v. 处在...的边沿
• n. 边缘；界限；权杖

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 接近,濒于

   be near to

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 趋向
2. 下沉
3. 延伸
4. 渐变，渐渐变成（与into连用）
5. 处在（…）边沿
6. 接近，逼近，近乎，濒临，濒于
7. 斜向，倾向，倾斜，向...倾斜
8. 西沉

n. 名词

1. 权杖，节杖
2. 边，边沿，边缘，边际
3. 轴，摆轮的心轴
4. 界限
5. 濒于
6. 路边
7. 镶边
8. 范围
9. 境界
10. 【建】饰柱
11. 蝼羽
12. 小草地，绿地

英英释义

Noun:

1. a region marking a boundary

2. the limit beyond which something happens or changes;

   "on the verge of tears"
   "on the brink of bankruptcy"
   

3. a ceremonial or emblematic staff

4. a grass border along a road

Verb:

1. border on; come close to;

   "His behavior verges on the criminal"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The path verges on the edge of a precipice.
   这条小径濒临断崖的边缘。
2. He is verging on a breakdown.
   他正濒临精神崩溃。
3. The sun was verging towards the horizon.
   太阳向地平线下降。
4. The economy verges toward inflation.
   经济倾向于通货膨胀。

用作动词 (v.)

1. Her land verges on the neighboring township.
   她的土地与邻镇相连。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.
   这个国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
2. Large numbers of people had to struggle on the verge of starvation.
   那时许多人不得不挣扎在饥饿的边缘。
3. The little boy walked along the grass verge, trying not to step into the field.
   这个小男孩沿着草地的边上走,以防踩到地里。
4. The old man was on the verge of eighty.
   那老人已年近八十。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. This narrow strip verges the road.
   这条狭长的地带构成了公路的边沿。

经典引文

• 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.

  出自：Listener

• 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

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

verge into (v.+prep.)

慢慢地变为他物的一部分 change slowly so as to become part of (sth else)
verge into sth
We looked at the sky where the last of the sunlight was verging into darkness.

我们望着天空,落日的余晖渐渐地被吞没。

verge on (v.+prep.)

非常像某事物,接近于(某事物) be very much like (sth)He's verging on 80 now and needs constant attention.他已近80岁,需要有人随时侍候。

verge towards (v.+prep.)

向…地方靠近〔接近〕 be near towards somewhere
verge towards sth
The sun was verging towards the horizon.

太阳向地平线下降。
They seemed to be verging towards a quarrel.

他们似乎要吵起来了。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+介词

• verge on〔upon〕 接近,濒于
• verge to 接近到
• verge towards 向…地方接近

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. verge用作名词时意思是“边缘”“边界”,转化为动词时意思是“构成某事物的边缘”,常引申表示“接近”“濒于”,指某事物运行或延伸到其边缘与另一事物靠近或毗邻。
2. verge可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语; 作不及物动词时,常与介词on连用。

近反义词

【近义词】

• brink 边缘
• edge 边缘
• border 边界
• lean 倾斜
• threshold 门槛
• tend 趋向
• rim 边
• incline 倾斜
• approach 靠近
• limit 限度
• margin 边缘
• boundary 边界
• border on 相邻于
• come close to 接近
• near 近的
• be close to 与 ... 近
• move 移动
• sceptre 权杖
• scepter 君主节杖
• wand 棒