●ˈverge on sth ( ˈverge upon sthmore formal) to be very close or similar to an extreme state or condition极接近;濒于◆I was treated with suspicion that verged on hostility. 我受到了几近敌意的猜疑。◆Her hair was dark brown, verging on black. 她的头发是深棕色,近乎黑色。SYNborder on sth[v + prep]