verge
US: /ˈvɝdʒ/
UK: /vˈɜːdʒ/
UK: /vˈɜːdʒ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
verge /və:dʤ/
- danh từ
- bờ, ven
- the verge of road: ven đường
- the verge of a forest: ven rừng
- bờ cỏ (của luống hoa...)
- (kỹ thuật) thanh, cần
- (kiến trúc) thân cột
- (kiến trúc) rìa mái đầu hồi
- (tôn giáo) gậy quyền
- on the verge of
- sắp, gần, suýt
- on the verge of doing something: sắp làm một việc gì
- to be on the verge of forty: gần bốn mươi tuổi
- bờ, ven
- nội động từ
- nghiêng, xế
- the sun was verging towards the horizon: mặt trời xế về chân trời
- tiến sát gần
- he is verging towards sixty: ông ấy gần sáu mươi tuổi
- to verge on
- sát gần, giáp, kề, gần như
- boredom verging on tears: nỗi buồn chán gần khóc lên được
- nghiêng, xế
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
(BrE) (AmE soft shoulder) a piece of grass at the edge of a path, road, etc: a grass verge
Idioms: on / to the verge of sth / of doing sth very near to the moment when sb does sth or sth happens: He was on the verge of tears. + They are on the verge of signing a new contract for a further two years' work. + These events left her on the verge of having a nervous breakdown. + These measures brought the republic to the verge of economic collapse.
verb
Phrasal Verbs: verge on sth to be very close to an extreme state or condition
Synonym: BORDER ON STH
Some of his suggestions verged on the outrageous. + a dislike verging on contempt + The fabric is very dark blue, verging on black.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 edge, border, boundary, margin, brink, threshold, brim:
Frances is jealous of John to the verge of insanity.
2 on the verge of. about to, ready to, on the (very) point of, preparing to, soon to:
Many smaller companies are on the verge of bankruptcy.
v.
3 Often, verge on. border (on), approach, come close or near (to), Technical be asymptotic to:
Cathy's idea of comfort verges on what is more commonly thought of as luxury. Her charitable contributions last year verged on zero.
v.
incline, lean, tend, extend, stretch, turn; approach, draw, move:
The road verges southwards after the bridge.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
grass | motorway, roadside
VERB + VERGE
bring sb/sth to
(figurative) This action brought the country to the verge of economic collapse.
PREP.
on the ~
(figurative) She was on the verge of a nervous breakdown when she finally sought help.
Concise English dictionary
verges|verged|vergingvɜrdʒ / vɜːd-
noun
+a region marking a boundary
+the limit beyond which something happens or changes
+a ceremonial or emblematic staff
+a grass border along a road
verb
+border on; come close to
