| 词汇 | example_english_verge-of-war |
| 释义 | on the verge of warcollocation in Englishmeanings of on, vergeand warThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with 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 war noun[C or U] uk /wɔːr/ us /wɔːr/ armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example ... See more at war Examples of on the verge of warThese 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. The two countries were brought almost to the vergeofwar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Two months later, we were on the vergeofwar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Make them push him to the vergeofwar, or even into war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The country was brought to the vergeofwar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are times when a country is not actually at war but on the vergeofwar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometimes they have brought us almost to the vergeofwar, and every time some grave weakness has been exposed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it had led this country to the vergeofwar, it would have been a war that was fought to support the collective peace system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But why should they venture to bring this country to the vergeofwar even to preserve £. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If my noble friend will forgive me, the matter is of such immense importance as by common consent we are on the vergeofwar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Tonight we are on the vergeofwar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The clans are on the vergeofwar. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He believed that the whole region was on the vergeofwar and went out to investigate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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 war See other collocations with verge |
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