verge

名词 verge:

1. a region marking a boundary
   同义词：brink, threshold
2. the limit beyond which something happens or changes
   同义词：brink
3. a ceremonial or emblematic staff
   同义词：scepter, sceptre, wand
4. a grass border along a road

动词 verge:

1. border on; come close to

1. She was on the verge of telling all the secret.
   她正想把全部的秘密讲给我听。
2. A few more days, and the company will be on the verge of bankruptcy.
   再过几天，这家公司就将濒临破产的边缘。
3. Had it not been for your timely help, our company would have been on the verge of bankruptcy.
   若非你及时伸出援助之手，本公司将会濒临破产的边缘。
4. She was on the verge of tears.
   她几乎要哭出来了。
5. 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，小心不踩到地里。

verge

n.（名词）
The extreme edge or margin; a border.See Synonyms at border
边，边沿，边缘：极端的边线或边缘；边沿，边界参见 border

An enclosing boundary.
界限：围合的边界
The space enclosed by such a boundary.
范围；区域：被该界限围合的空间
The point beyond which an action, a state, or a condition is likely to begin or occur; the brink:
起始点，临界点：行为、状态或情况在超过该点时可能开始或发生的一点；始发点：
例句：
on the verge of tears; a nation on the verge of economic prosperity.
几乎要流泪了；一个经济即将繁荣的国家

Architecture The edge of the tiling that projects over a roof gable.
【建筑学】 山墙突瓦，檐口瓦，滴水瓦：突出在屋顶的山墙上的盖瓦的边缘
Chiefly British The shoulder of a road.
【多用于英国】 路肩，路边
A rod, wand, or staff carried as an emblem of authority or office.
权杖：作为权力或职位的象征而携带的手杖、棒或短杖
Obsolete The rod held by a feudal tenant while swearing fealty to a lord.
【废语】 节杖：封建时代的佃农向地主宣誓效忠时手持的手杖
The spindle of a balance wheel in a clock or watch, especially such a spindle in a clock with vertical escapement.
摆轮心轴：钟表内的平衡轮的心轴，尤指带有垂直擒纵轮的钟内摆轮心轴
The male organ of copulation in certain invertebrates.
雄性生殖器官：某些无脊椎动物的雄性生殖器官
v.intr.（不及物动词）
verged,verg.ing,verg.es
To approach the nature or condition of something specified; come close. Used withon :
接近，逼近：接近具体指定的某物的性质或情况；走近。与on 连用：
例句：
a brilliance verging on genius.
近乎天才的才智

To be on the edge or border:
处于边沿或边缘：
例句：
Her land verges on the neighboring township.
她的土地与邻镇相连

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French [rod, ring]
源自 古法语 [手杖，戒指]
from Latin virga [rod, strip]
源自 拉丁语 virga [手杖，狭条]

verge
verge 2

v.intr.（不及物动词）
verged,verg.ing,verg.es
To slope or incline.
倾斜或倾向
To tend to move in a particular direction:
接近，濒于：倾向于向某一特定的方向移动：
例句：
.the Neoclassicism . . . away from which they subsequently verged.(Hugh Honour)
.他们随后偏离了…新古典主义.(休·昂纳)

To pass or merge gradually:
趋向，渐变：逐渐通过或合并：
例句：
dusk verging into night.
天色渐渐地暗了下来

来源：
Latin vergere * see wer- 2
拉丁语 vergere *参见 wer- 2