| 释义 |
be on the threshold of something be on the threshold of (something)To be about to do something; to be about to happen. I can't believe that my little girl is actually on the threshold of marriage. I'm confident that our team is on the threshold of a major scientific breakthrough.See also: of, on, thresholdbe on the ˈthreshold of something (formal) be at an important moment when something begins, changes or develops: The country seemed to be on the threshold of war. ♢ Now, on the threshold of a new career, he seems confident and happy.The threshold is the floor or ground at the bottom of a doorway, considered as the entrance to a building or room.See also: of, on, something, threshold |