verge n. 1.边缘;(长草的)路边;(花坛的)镶边;界限,范围,境界。 2.权杖,节杖。 3.【建筑】饰柱;蝼羽〔凸出檐边的屋瓦〕。 4.(钟表等的)轴。 bring sb. to the verge of ...使某人濒于… 。 on the verge of 将近(几岁);即将…,快要… ( He was on the verge of betraying his secret. 他险些儿[差点]泄露了秘密)。 vi. 接近,逼近,濒临。 verge on madness 濒于疯狂。 vi. 向…倾斜,斜向;倾向,趋向。 verge to a close 将近末了。 verge towards old age 渐渐趋于老年。
The verge (or crown wheel) escapement is the earliest known type of mechanical escapement, the mechanism in a mechanical clock that controls its rate by advancing the gear train at regular intervals or 'ticks'. Its origin is unknown.