English translation for "on the point of"

即将……的时刻
就要的时候
正要…(的时候)；正打算
正要干
正要什么之际，就要什么之时

Example Sentences:

	1.	I was on the point of going to bed when you rang .. 你来电话时我正要睡觉。
	2.	I was on the point of communicating with him by paper . 我正要写信跟他联系。
	3.	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。
	4.	She was on the point of springing into the canoe, in order to seek safety in flight . 她正想跳上小船逃走。
	5.	She was on the point of being guilty of a silly speech, so melted was she at heart . 她的心软得差一点说出一段湖涂话来。
	6.	I was on the point of risking mr. rochester's displeasure by disobeying his orders . 我刚要冒险违反罗切斯特先生的命令惹他不高兴。
	7.	You would be surprised to hear how often i watched you, how often i was on the point of falling in with you . 听说我经常守望你们，经常差一点被你们撞见，你会感到惊奇。
	8.	She was dark, small and fat, quite young, with black hair that seemed always on the point of coming down . 她又黑又矮，胖乎乎的，相当年轻，一头乌黑的头发看上去好象总是要散下来。
	9.	Perhaps a dozen times george willard and the strange, shapeless man who lived at his father's hotel had been on the point of talking . 也许有十二、三次，乔治威拉德和这住在他父亲旅馆的古怪畸形的人，几乎要谈起话来。
	10.	It was clear that he was on the point of bursting 显然它是马上就要爆炸了。

Similar Words：

"on the plate" English translation, "on the playground" English translation, "on the plume" English translation, "on the plus side of the account" English translation, "on the point" English translation, "on the point of going" English translation, "on the political front" English translation, "on the port beam" English translation, "on the port bow" English translation, "on the port quarter" English translation