Definition
- B2
Used to indicate that something is about to happen or that someone is about to do something very soon.
表示即将要做某事，或正要发生某事。
I was on the point of giving up when a new discovery suddenly came to light.
我正要放弃的时候，突然有了新的发现。
The meeting was on the point of starting when the power suddenly went out.
会议正要开始时，突然停电了。
He was on the point of speaking when the phone rang.
他正要说话时，电话响了。