on the verge of
US /ɑn ði vɚdʒ ʌv/
・UK /ɔn ðə və:dʒ ɔv/
A1 初級
phr.片語瀕臨
She was on the verge of tears when she heard the news.
影片字幕
蘋果執行長提姆庫克大談賈伯斯當初是如何招募他到蘋果上班！ (Apple CEO Tim Cook on How Steve Jobs Recruited Him and More | The Job Interview)
- People have forgotten this, but Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy.
人們已經忘記了這一點，但蘋果公司曾瀕臨破產。
- People have forgotten this, but Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy.
人們已經忘記了這一點，但蘋果公司曾瀕臨破產。
【2024美國大選】中國希望看到誰入主白宮？ (Who Does China Want to See Next in the White House?)
- There was a narrative that I think that was prevailing when this administration took office, that the United States was sort of on the verge of being surpassed by China as an economic power, that United States' influence was waning in the world, that China's influence was on the rise.
我認為在本屆政府上任之初，有一種說法很盛行，即美國作為一個經濟大國即將被中國超越，美國在世界上的影響力正在減弱，而中國的影響力正在上升。
- There was a narrative that I think that was prevailing when this administration took office, that the United States was sort of on the verge of being surpassed by China as an economic power, that the United States' influence was waning in the world, that China's influence was on the rise.
沒有人知道兩位候選人將如何處理臺灣、南海、烏克蘭和中東等爭議問題，更不用說基於國家安全考慮的貿易政策了。
直擊 2026 坎城影展：正式競賽單元完整入圍名單！（CANNES 2026 - Full Official Selection - Competition!）
- But who are on the verge of betraying one another when the Russian mafia becomes a real threat to the whole family?
《Moulin》講述了法國抵抗運動的關鍵人物之一 Jean Moulin，從他空降被佔領的法國，在 de Gaulle 的指揮下團結抵抗戰士，到 1943 年被蓋世太保逮捕，並遭受德國軍官 Klaus Barbie 的殘酷折磨，最終在轉往柏林的途中死亡的過程。
- But who are on the verge of betraying one another when the Russian mafia becomes a real threat to the whole family?
但當俄羅斯黑手黨成為整個家族的真正威脅時，他們又會瀕臨怎樣的相互背叛？
【BBC新聞】墨西哥有望迎來首位女總統 (Mexico could get first female president in election on 2 June | BBC News)
- Polls suggest she's on the verge of becoming Mexico's first woman president.
民調顯示，她即將成為墨西哥首位女總統。
- Polls suggest she's on the verge of becoming Mexico's first woman president.
她告訴英國廣播公司，這標誌著墨西哥社會正在發展。
如何培養自律（動畫短篇故事）！ (How to Become More Disciplined (animated short story))
- The most important person in his life has rocked through all the difficult times was on the verge of death.
這位他生命裡最重要的人，走過了人生許多的艱辛，這次卻碰上了死神的召喚
- The most important person in his life, his rock through all the difficult times, was on the verge of death.
他的母親儘管與病魔持續纏鬥，卻終究支撐不住、驟然離世，而 Lucas 成了家裡的唯一支柱
我們所活的謊言 (The Lie We Live)
- We live in a world on the verge of collapse.
現在我們又妄想自己是地球的中心
- We live in a world on the verge of collapse.
可能是我們擔心自己不再獨一無二
