| 释义 |
verge on sthphrasal verbto border on sth近乎；濒于◆some of his suggestions verged on the outrageous.他的一些建议都快到了荒唐的地步。◆she felt a dislike for him verging on contempt.她觉得自己对他的厌恶几乎到了鄙视的程度。note 辨析 border on sth or verge on sth?there is no real difference in meaning between these two words. border on sth is about twice as frequent as verge on sth, which is slightly more literary.这两种表达方式在含义上没有实质差别，border on sth 的使用频率是 verge on sth 的两倍，而后者文学性较强。 verge on sth to be very close to an extreme state or condition 接近，濒临（某种极端状态或情况）: ◇what they are doing verges on the illegal. 他们所做的近乎犯法。 |