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verge1/vɜ:dʒ/ n. & v.●n. 1 an edge or border 边，边沿，边缘 2 an extreme limit beyond which something happens 临界点；界限 on the verge of tears 几乎要流泪了 3 Brit. a grass edging of a road, flower bed, etc. [英] (指道路、花坛等的)植草边沿 4 Archit. an edge of tiles projecting over a gable 【建】山墙檐边突瓦，檐口瓦，滴水瓦 5 a wand or rod carried before a bishop, dean, etc., as an emblem of office (指主教、教长等所执代表职权的)权杖 ●v. intr. (foll. by 后跟 on) border on; approach closely 处在…的边沿(或边缘)；构成…的边沿(或边缘)；接近…的地步 verging on the ridiculous 几乎达到荒唐可笑的地步 [Middle English via Old French from Latin virga ‘rod’] |