verge
边缘,边缘化,边缘地带,边缘地区
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Definitions
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- : the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
- : the limit or point beyond which something begins or occurs; brink: on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
- : a limiting belt, strip, or border of something.
- : British. a narrow strip of turf bordering on a pathway, sidewalk, roadway, etc.
- : a decorative border, as on or around an object, structural part, etc.
- : limited room or scope for something: an action within the verge of one's abilities.
- : an area or district subject to a particular jurisdiction.
- : History/Historical. an area or district in England embracing the royal palace, being the jurisdiction of the Marshalsea Court.
- : the part of a sloping roof that projects beyond the gable wall.
- : Architecture. the shaft of a column or colonette.
- : a rod, wand, or staff, especially one carried as an emblem of authority or of the office of a bishop, dean, or the like.
- : Horology. a palletlike lever formerly used in inexpensive pendulum clocks.
Phrases
- verge on
- on the verge of
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
A strategy more than four decades in the making now stands on the verge of complete success.
In June, India’s shadow banking sector was on the verge of collapse.
It may not be TikTok, but Microsoft is on the verge of acquiring a lineup of popular video game titles that could help grow its consumer and video game businesses.
Wisconsin’s Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative was on the verge of ending operations in 2016 when itreceived a lifesaving $30 million loan, said CEO Cathy Mahaffey.
For those efforts, they now get first dibs at drafting a player who could bring them from the verge of success to consistent playoff appearances.
But to say the capital teeters on the verge of collapse is both melodramatic and misleading.
It was a brutally hot day, 103 degrees, and the city was on the verge of a racial explosion.
Washington State is on the verge of passing new gun control legislation.
On the verge of turning 60 this December, Lennox still has a few items to cross off her bucket list.
All joking aside, what was once considered an expensive gimmick is on the verge of going mainstream.
Late into the night they lingered on the veranda, and he found himself on the verge of confessing all to her.