On the point of Meaning in English
expression
AWN (or AHN) thuh or thee POYNT uhv
ON thuh or thee POYNT ov
释义
About to do something very soon; right at the moment of starting or experiencing something.
用法与细微差别
Formal or semi-formal; often used in writing or speech to indicate something is about to happen. Used before verbs ending in '-ing' ('on the point of leaving'). Close in meaning to 'about to'. Not used for past events.
Spanish: a punto dePortuguese (BR): prestes aPortuguese (PT): prestes aChinese (Simplified): 即将Chinese (Traditional): 即將Hindi: ही करने ही वालाArabic: على وشكBengali: ঠিক তখনই করতে যাচ্ছি - ঠিক তখনই (কিছু করার দ্বারপ্রান্তে)Russian: вот-вот - на грани (чего-либо)Japanese: まさに〜しようとしている - 今にも〜しそうVietnamese: sắp - gần như - chuẩn bị (làm gì đó)Korean: 막 ~하려던 참이다 - 이제 곧 ~하려고 하다Turkish: üzere - yapmak üzere olmakUrdu: بالکل کرنے والا تھا - قریب تھا (کچھ کرنے کے)Indonesian: hampir - sedang akan
例句
She was on the point of crying when the teacher comforted her.
basic
I am on the point of finishing my homework.
basic
They are on the point of leaving for the airport.
basic
He was on the point of saying something but changed his mind.
natural
I was on the point of giving up when I found the solution.
natural
The system crashed on the point of completing the update.
natural