adv.接近于，濒临于; 濒于; 行将

濒临于；接近于

in the charge of───由…负责；由…掌管

on the stroke of───一触即发

on the heels of───紧跟，紧接着…；紧随…之后

on the order of───属于…同类的；与…相似的；近似

on the part of───就...而言；由...所作出的；在...一边；由...所表现出的

on the viretot───在viret上

in the course of───在…过程中；在…期间

in the throes of───处于……困境中；在……的挣扎中；在……的痛苦中

in the event of───..发生

The old man was on the verge of eighty.───那老人已年近八十.

He was on the verge of betraying his secret.───他险些儿(差点)泄露了秘密.

The big Irishman was on the verge of losing his cool.───那个高大的爱尔兰人快要失去冷静了。

She was on the verge of bursting into tears.───她快要哭出来了.

He told us point - blank that his company was on the verge of bankruptcy.───他直截了当地告诉我们,他的公司快要破产了.

Carole was on the verge of tears.───卡萝尔差点就要哭了。

Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep.───她眼睑低垂好像快要睡着的样子.

Her parents are rumoured to be on the verge of splitting up.───据说她的父母快要离婚了。

I was on the verge of accepting.───我差点儿接受.

I'm sad that Julie'smarriage is on the verge of splitting up.───朱莉的婚姻濒临破裂，我为此感到难过。

I'm sad that Julie's marriage is on the verge of splitting up.───我为朱莉的婚姻处于破裂的边缘感到难过。

He seemed to be on the verge of total derangement.───他似乎已濒临精神崩溃的边缘。

The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.───那名大亨濒临破产的边缘.

The company is on the verge of insolvency.───该公司快要破产了.

They were on the verge of tears at parting.───他们分手时几乎要哭出来了.

Juanita Nunez appeared on the verge of another heated reply.───胡安尼塔·努涅兹似乎又准备来一次狠狠的回击.

His voice trembled, on the verge of tears.───他声音颤抖，泪水在眼眶里打转。

mountain gorilla is on the verge of extinction.───在山区的大猩猩已濒临灭绝。

Her parents are rumoured to be on the verge of splitting up.

These events left her on the verge of having a nervous breakdown.

They set up camp on the verge of the desert.

The country was on the verge of becoming prosperous and successful.

The story is seen through the eyes of a boy on the verge of manhood.

The breed was on the verge of extinction.

on / to the verge of sth / of doing sth very near to the moment when sb does sth or sth happens: He was on the verge of tears.

She was on the verge of nervous collapse.

I was on the verge of accepting.