on the edge of
adv. 几乎;濒于;在…边缘
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adv. 几乎;濒于;在…边缘
1. very close to (something)
a species on the edge of extinction The company was teetering on the edge of disaster/bankruptcy. He was on the edge of saying something when the phone rang.
on the edge of unemployment在失业的边缘
on the edge of elimination即将被淘汰
virtuallyad 事实上,几乎;实质上
most大部分,大多数
on the edge of bankruptcy处于破产的边缘
On the edge of time在生命的边缘
on the edge of extinction濒临灭绝
practicallyad 实际地;几乎;事实上
On the edge of paradise就在天堂的边缘
on the leading edge of在最前锋
On the Edge of Forever唱片名
almostad 差不多,几乎
nearlyad 差不多,几乎;密切地
on the edge of war在开战的边缘
in images like this one, norham castle, sunrise where he uses oils like water color, and gives a fluid delicate luminosity that hovers on the edge of a pure blinding vision, that「s almost abstraction.
如在《诺拉姆城堡日出》中,他用水彩画的技法画油画,使得画面中纯粹而炫目的景象周围笼罩着精致流畅的柔光。这几乎是抽象派画法了。
but unlike america, spain is on the edge of a debt crisis.
但是,跟美国不同的是,西班牙正处于债务危机的边缘。
one is kamen bryag (stone beach), a cluster of terracotta buildings - many with rooms for rent - that seem to sit on the edge of the earth.
其中一个村庄名为「石滩」,村里有一连串的陶土房屋,似乎是建在地球的边缘上。 这里有很多人家出租房间。
it sits on the edge of a park that once belonged to the tsars, not far from where the last of them was murdered.
该店坐落在一家公园的周边地带,过去这里是属于罗曼诺夫家族(沙皇家族)的领地,离末代沙皇被谋杀的地点不远。
content distribution networks (cdns), which cache static content on the edge of the network, used to be costly.
内容分布式网络(cdn)将静态资产缓存到网络边缘,这在过去是非常昂贵的。
in japan, he said, planners put quick-charge stations on the edge of town, but motorists went out of their way to use them because their location was well-known.
在日本,他说,规划人员在城镇的边缘安置了快速充电站,但是驾车者会专程赶过来充电因为这些位置被人们熟知。
years of mismanagement and the socialists’ failure to trim public spending enough, or to reduce a huge pension burden, have left hungary’s economy on the edge of meltdown.
数年来的管理不善加上社会党未能尽量节约公共开支或是减轻巨大的养老金负担,这些已经使匈牙利的经济处在崩溃的边缘。
some choose a nomadic life because they want to be more in touch with nature; others to live on the edge of society without a national insurance number or fixed address.
一些人选择游牧生活,是因为他们想更接近自然;其他的人生活在社会边缘,是因为他们没有社会保险号码或固定的住址。
in america‘s ideal of freedom, citizens find the dignity and security of economic independence, instead of laboring on the edge of subsistence.
在美国的自由理想中,公民们发现了经济独立带来的尊严和保障,而不是徘徊在生存边缘的辛苦劳作。
housing repossessions are still very rare; the state budget is still in surplus even as california and new york teeter on the edge of bankruptcy.
收回房屋抵押的情况还很少见;州预算仍有盈余,而连加利福尼亚州和纽约州都已经在破产边缘摇摇欲坠了。
the portentous thinker i placed on the edge of the cupboard so that he looked down at the bath towel and waited for it to slip.
那个怪异的思考者,我把它放到了橱柜边缘,这样他好象在朝下盯着那条浴巾,等待着它掉下来。
as i prepare to attack an unfamiliar problem with mounting schedule pressures and dire consequences for failure, i」ve been on the edge of a similar cliff more times than i care to mention.
在我準备解决一个不熟悉的问题时,如果进度压力越来越大,而且失败将带来可怕的后果,我也曾踏上一个类似的悬崖边缘,这种情况不胜枚举。
they are camped once more around government buildings on the edge of the kasbah.
他们再次在位于北非要塞边缘地带的政府建筑周围宿营。
there’s a pioneer cemetery on the edge of town, where its first residents are buried.
在城镇边缘有一个公墓,那儿埋葬着这里的第一批居民。
when you’re teetering on the edge of a cliff, it’s easy to forget about the safety net beneath you. so take a deep breath and examine your safety net.
当你在悬崖边几乎摇摇欲坠的时候,你常常忘记了你的身下有一张安全网,因此深吸一口气,重新检查你的安全网。
he'll be standing on the edge of the grand canyon pointing out the sights below, while his wife, carie, is happy to look from several feet away.
当他的妻子卡利高兴地从几尺远的地方望过来时,他将站在大峡谷的边缘指出下面的风景。
by 1494, the bank had been forced to close almost all its branches and was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.
到了1494年,几乎所有的支行都挣扎在破产的边缘,梅第奇已经要被迫关门了。
if your company is on the edge of the affected area, you may be able to relax more and wait for things to improve.
如果您的公司是处在受影响区域的边缘上,那么您可以更加放松一下并等待需要改进事项。
and we’re on the edge of a truly great breakthrough.
我们现在正身处一个重大的突破的边缘。
here is the view from a hotel on the edge of times square in new york.
下图是通过街景功能看到的纽约时代广场边某酒店的街景
outside the village of ergneti, on the edge of south ossetia, a new border is taking shape.
一条全新的边界出现在艾格奈梯村外,该村位于南奥塞梯地区的边缘。
tesco’s car park displaced the market, now relocated to a small, sad site on the edge of town.
乐购的停车场取代了集市,现在集市被重新安置到了镇子边缘的一个小而差劲的地点。