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verge on something
phrasal verb with vergeverbuk /vɜːdʒ/ us /vɝːdʒ/
to be almost a particular state, quality, or feeling, especially one that is very bad or very good: 接近；濒临
At times, his performance verged on brilliance, but at others it was nothing special.他的表现有时候近乎完美，但有时候却又显得稀松平常。
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verge on something | American Dictionary
verge on something
phrasal verb with vergeverb
to come close to being or becoming the stated thing:
Some parts of the biography verge on the trivial, and the book would be much better if it were much shorter.
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