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on/to the verge of something/of doing something: very near to the moment when somebody does something or something happens 瀕于;接近于;行將
He was on the verge of tears.
他差點(diǎn)兒哭了出來.
They are on the verge of signing a new contract for a further two years' work.
他們即將簽訂兩年繼續(xù)工作的新合同.
These events left her on the verge of having a nervous breakdown.
這些事件使得她的精神瀕于崩潰.
On the brink of
on the brink of collapse/war/death/disaster
瀕于崩潰╱戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)╱死亡╱災(zāi)難
Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery.
科學(xué)家很快就會(huì)有新的重大發(fā)現(xiàn).
