on the edge of 在……的邊緣(表示位置) /“即將,瀕于”
He sat down on the edge of the kang.
他在炕邊坐下
He sat on the edge of the table .
他坐在桌子邊上.
The company is tottering on the edge of bankruptcy.
該公司瀕臨破產(chǎn).
on the verge of 接近于,瀕臨 /將要；有可能 (表示情況,形勢(shì),處境)
Some animals are on the verge of extinction.
有些動(dòng)物已瀕臨絕種.
She was on the verge of bursting into tears.
她快要哭出來了.
作“即將,瀕于”講時(shí),兩者可以換用,如:
The company is tottering on the edge of bankruptcy.
=The company is tottering on the verge of bankruptcy.