brink
柯林斯詞典
1. N-SING If you are on the brink of something, usually something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it. 邊緣
Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse. 他們的經(jīng)濟(jì)正搖擺於崩潰的邊緣。
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brink /br??k/
劍橋詞典
- the point where a new or different situation is about to begin
- These countries are on the brink of a disastrous famine .
- Many companies are on the brink of ruin .
- Negotiations between the two countries are on the brink of collapse .
- What we are seeing now is a country teetering on the brink of civil war .
- Not long ago the river otter was on the brink of extinction . 返回 brink
（事情發(fā)生的）邊緣；始發(fā)點(diǎn)
Extreme stress had driven him to the brink of a nervous breakdown . 極大的壓力使他処於精神崩潰的邊緣。
Scientists are on the brink of (= extremely close to) a major new discovery . 科學(xué)家們就快有新的重大發(fā)現(xiàn)了。
literary
the edge of a cliff or other high area
（峭壁、崖的）邊緣
She was standing right on the brink of the gorge . 她就站在峽穀的邊緣。
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