英语单词“be on the point of (doing) something”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

单词 be on the point of (doing) something 释义

be on the point of(doing) something

idiomB2to be going to do something verysoon:As we were on thepointof givinguphope, aletterarrived.She was sotiredthat she was on thepointofcollapse.

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About to happen

• (just) around the corneridiom
• about
• at handidiom
• be ready to rollidiom
• beckon
• brew
• come up
• corner
• horizon
• impending
• in the airidiom
• in the pipelineidiom
• in-store
• loom
• ready
• stare
• staresomeonein the faceidiom
• store
• teeter
• teeter on the brink/edge ofsomethingidiom

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(Definition ofbe on the point of (doing) somethingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/be-on-the-point-of##