be on the verge of

The Reds, along with AC Milan and Premier League rivals Birmingham, have long been linked with the28-year-old and now seem to be on the verge of getting their man.

利物浦和AC米兰、英超对手伯明翰很长一段时间与28岁约万诺维奇发生了转会传闻，现在看起来利物浦已经无限接近他们垂涎已久的球员。

This suggests that the world could be on the verge of a great management revolution: making robots behave like humans rather than the 20th century's preferred option, making humans behave like robots.

这暗示了世界濒临于一个重要的管理改革：使机器人的行为像人类而不是20世纪的首选项，使人类的行为像机器人。

Could America be on the verge of a consumer electronics Renaissance?

美国是否即将迎来消费电子产品行业的复兴？

A few more days, and the company will be on the verge of bankruptcy.

再过几天, 这家公司就将濒临破产的边缘.

Is Katrina OK? She seems to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

卡崔娜还好 吗 ?她看起来好像快要崩溃了.

Her parents are rumoured to be on the verge of splitting up

据说她的父母快要离婚了。

He seemed to be on the verge of total derangement.

他似乎已濒临精神崩溃的边缘。

Sweep the Red Sox in a day-night doubleheader today and the Bombers will be on the verge of a ninth straight AL East championship. A little more to the right, so!

重弹军团要是在今天的双重赛横扫红袜，连发第九回的美联东区王座，就可以再靠近一点。再靠右一点儿，行了！

A few abundance days, and the company will be on the verge of bankruptcy.

再过几天, 这家自己搞就将濒临破产的边缘.

I suspect that she is going to be transferred.

我猜想她要被调走了.

After adding thousands bankers in the past two years, financial firms again appear to be on the verge of cutting that many positions and then some.

两年来，华尔街新招了数千位银行家，但不久的将来，可能会砍掉同等数量的职位，甚至更多。

French researchers may be on the verge of unlocking the secrets of obesity.

法国研究人员有可能正处于揭开肥胖症秘密的边缘.

Her parents are rumoured to be on the verge of splitting up.

据说她的父母快要离婚了。

A couple of recent flurries at the top end of the labour market show how worried leadership teams can get when star performers appear to be on the verge of leaving.

最近在高端劳动力市场出现的几次小风波，便显示出当明星员工似乎要离开公司时，领导们可能会多么苦恼。