on the point of

• The coach was on the point of giving up the game when our team scored two points
  教练正打算放弃这次比赛时，我们队得了两分。
• Nikolay tried to say yes , but could not ; he was on the point of sobbing
  尼古拉想说一声“是的” ，但是说不出口，几乎要痛哭起来。
• She was on the point of calling the gardener back when an idea struck her
  她正要叫园丁时，突然想出了一个主意，叫佐爱把她的衣服拿来。
• They were losing the battle against the rising water and were on the point of giving up
  他们没能战胜不断上升的水，而且快要放弃努力了。
• S , " but i have seen him whom i loved on the point of murdering my son .
  “没有， ”美塞苔丝说， “但我看见我所爱的那个人将要杀死我的儿子了。 ”
• As i was on the point of taking my leave , he pressed me one last time to stay . i refused
  在我就要动身的时候，他最后又一次要我留下来，我拒绝了。
• On the brink of , on the edge of , on the threshold of , on the point of doing something
  遗产，遗留物” ，这里是着眼于对日后的影响，所以用了这个字眼。
• " yes , monsieur ; i am on the point of marrying a young girl i have been attached to for three years .
  “是的，先生，我正要娶一位我爱了三年的姑娘。 ”
• The carterets will join many other pacific islands that are on the point of being swallowed by the sea
  卡特里特岛只是众多要被海水吞噬的太平洋岛屿之一。
• An old man on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them some parting advice
  一位老人在弥留之际，把儿子们召集起来，想留给他们一些遗言。