verge
noun /vɜːdʒ/
/vɜːrdʒ/
(British English)Idioms - a piece of grass at the edge of a path, road, etc.
（路边的）小草地，绿地 - a grass verge
长了草的路边 - The vehicle crossed white lines and mounted a verge before being stopped by police.
汽车越过白线冲进路边绿地，这才被警察拦住。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- grass
- motorway
- roadside
- …
- mount
- hit
词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin virga ‘rod’. The current verb sense dates from the late 18th cent. - a grass verge
Idioms
on/to the verge of something/of doing something
- very near to the moment when somebody does something or something happens
濒于；接近于；行将 - He was on the verge of tears.
他差点儿哭了出来。 - They are on the verge of signing a new contract.
他们即将签订一份新的合同。 - These measures brought the republic to the verge of economic collapse.
这些措施使共和国处于经济崩溃的边缘。
- She was on the verge of a nervous breakdown when she finally sought help.
她最终求助时已经濒临精神崩溃的边缘。 - The company is teetering on the verge of bankruptcy.
公司濒于破产。
- He was on the verge of tears.