be on the verge of

常见例句

Physicists, in particular, have long believed themselves to be on the verge of explaining almost everything.
在这当中，尤以物理学家为甚。长久以来，物理学家总认为他们有能力解释一切。
It should not be in fiscal crisis; it should not be on the verge of cutting essential public services and denying health coverage to almost a million children.
它不应该遭受财政危机；它不应该处在削减必要的公用事业支出甚至拒绝为将近一百万儿童提供健康保险的边缘。
This suggests that the world could be on the verge of a great management revolution: making robots behave like humans rather than the 20th century’s preferred option, making humans behave like robots.
这暗示了世界濒临于一个重要的管理改革：使机器人的行为像人类而不是20世纪的首选项，使人类的行为像机器人。

Analysts warn Turkey could be on the verge of again descending into a spiral of violence.
He was continually imagining himself to be someone on the verge of saying something spectacular, but he wasn't quite there yet.
他一直想象自己,成为那种能说出一些惊世骇俗的话的人，但是他还没有到那一步。
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"They may be on the verge of arresting someone and that's good, " he said.
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While the Thunder may be on the verge of something special of their own.
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