"verge" in Chinese (Simplified)
边缘即将 (用于“在...的边缘”表达)
Definition
某物的边缘或界限，或指某事即将发生的时刻。常用于短语 'on the verge of'，意思是某事快要发生了。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Verge' 多用于表达即将发生的转换，如 'on the verge of tears'（快要哭了）。作名词表物理边缘时较为正式，生活中常见其比喻用法。美式英语不常用于形容道路边缘，但英式可以。
Examples
We stood on the verge of the cliff and looked down.
我们站在悬崖的**边缘**往下看。
She is on the verge of tears.
她快要流泪了，已经在**边缘**。
The country was on the verge of war.
这个国家到了战争的**边缘**。
He quit his job because he was on the verge of a breakdown.
他辞职了，因为他快要崩溃了，已经在**边缘**。
Sorry, I interrupted—you were on the verge of saying something interesting.
不好意思打断你了，你刚才正要在**边缘**说出有趣的东西。
The grass on the verge grows wild in summer.
夏天，路**边缘**的草疯长。