be on the verge of
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- be v.有；在；是；到达；拜访
- of prep.关于；...的（表所属）；出身于；由于
- on prep.在...之上；由...支撑着；在（某一天）；关于；基于adv.穿着；向前（移动)；表示持续性adj.表示已连接、处于工作状态或使用中；发生；值班
- the art.那；这；这些；那些adv.（用于比较级前）更加；用于最高级前；(用于形容词、副词比较级前)越...越...
- verge v.接近；濒于；下沉；趋于v.处在...的边沿n.边缘；界限；权杖
- We've moved to this town going on for twenty years.
我们搬到这个城将近二十年了。
- The pot of stew on the stove seethed until it nearly boiled over.
炉子上的炖锅一直沸腾到将近煮干为止。
- She was brought to the verge of tears.
她都快要哭出来了。
- All these old houses are going to be demolished.
所有这些旧房屋都快要拆除了。
- The imminence of their exams made them work harder.
考试即将来临，迫使他们更用功了。
- Soon school will end and vacation will be on hand.
学期快结束了，假期即将到来。
- The situation verged on disaster.
形势接近于灾难的边缘。
- Her dress was a very dark blue verging on black.
她的衣服是深蓝色的，接近于黑色。
- The panda is an endangered species.
熊猫是濒于灭绝的动物。
- 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。
