| 词汇 | example_english_verge-of-collapse |
| 释义 | on the verge of collapsecollocation in Englishmeanings of on, vergeand collapseThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with collapse or verge. on preposition uk /ɒn/ us /ɑːn/ used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it, or that something is moving into such ... See more at on verge noun[C] uk /vɜːdʒ/ us /vɝːdʒ/ the edge or border ... See more at verge collapse noun uk /kəˈlæps/ us /kəˈlæps/ the sudden failure of a system, organization, ... See more at collapse Examples of on the verge of collapseThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Another panelist observed that many people see globalization as a form of tyranny, and as such, may be on the vergeofcollapse. Small businesses and large are completely demoralised, frustrated and on the vergeofcollapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Wages certainly have gone, and no one in the country can be satisfied now that the industry is on the vergeofcollapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1948, the film production industry in this country was on the vergeofcollapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that people in the industry believe that it is on the vergeofcollapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The country was on the vergeofcollapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not on the vergeofcollapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That does not sound like a species on the vergeofcollapse. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Why do we want to trade with, and have improved relations with, a regime that may well be on the vergeofcollapse? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This firm is not on the vergeofcollapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no exaggeration to say that the seed potato sector is on the vergeofcollapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are great industrial laboratories at this moment in decay, some of them almost on the vergeofcollapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is on the vergeofcollapse and cannot be properly used. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In certain areas, they are on the vergeofcollapse and will be destroyed if we do not take the necessary measures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was talking about houses being on the vergeofcollapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not accept that it is on the vergeofcollapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their businesses are on the vergeofcollapse through no fault of their own. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are in the middle of a major economic recession and the private housing sector is on the vergeofcollapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, some of the trusts already established are on the vergeofcollapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of on Go to the definition of verge Go to the definition of collapse See other collocations with collapse See other collocations with verge |
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