英：[ɔn ðə pɔint ɔv]
美：[ɑn ði pɔɪnt ʌv]
on the point of如何读
on the point of是什么意思
即将；临到；
on the point of 例句
1 He leaned one arm against it, on the point of bursting into tears.
一手扶住了墙, 他不由的要哭出来.
2 The hounds are getting close to their quarry.
猎狗正在接近猎物。
3 He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang.
他正要说话时电话铃响了。
4 He was on the point of starting out when Harran cut in.
他正预备出发,就给哈伦打断了.
5 The meeting was verging on a close.
会议接近结束。
6 The dark clouds suggest an impending storm.
乌云表明暴风雨即将来临。
7 I'm just going to the church to see the priest.
我正要去教堂去见见牧师。
8 Piquancy was added to the situation because Dr Porter was then on the point of marrying Hugh Miller.
当时的情形因正赶上波特博士要和休·米勒结婚，便又多了几分趣味。
9 I was on the point of communicating with him by paper.
我正要写信跟他联系.
10 For a moment they seemed almost on the point of blows.
看上去他们几乎快要打了起来.
11 France is on the point of recognizing the independence of the Baltic States.
法国即将承认波罗的海诸国的独立。
12 She rejoiced at the prospect of the Paris trip.
她对即将能去巴黎旅行一事高兴万分。
13 It'started raining when I was on the point of leaving home.
我正要离开家的时候开始下雨了.
14 He bit his tongue as he found himself on the point of saying "follow that car".
他想说“跟上那辆车”，话到嘴边又咽了回去。
15 I was on the point of telephoning you.
我正要打电话给你。
16 " On the point of calling out, I caught sight of those black hands.
正要唤醒她, 忽然看到那青色的手了.
17 On being sent to hospital, he was on the point of breathing his last.
他被送到医院的时候已经奄奄一息了.
18 I was on the point of going to bed when you rang.
你打电话的时候我正要睡觉.
19 She looked on the point of tears.
她看起来就要哭了。
20 Xiangzi was on the point of leaving when someone knocked at the gate.
祥子刚要走,有人敲门.