verge

bring to the verge of

1. 使濒于

She was brought to the verge of tears.

她都快要哭出来了。

on the verge of

1. 接近于; 濒于

The old man was on the verge of eighty.

那老人已年近八十。

verge on/to

1. 趋向; 接近

The meeting was verging to a close.

会议接近结束。