brink

英 [brɪŋk]

美 [brɪŋk]

n.  (新的、危险的，或令人兴奋的处境的)边缘，初始状态; (峭壁、河岸等的)边沿，边缘

复数：brinks　

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Collins.2 / BNC.9615 / COCA.7663

习惯用语

n.

teeter on the brink/edge of sth
• 处在（灾难或危险）的边缘；濒临
  to be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation
• The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.
  这个国家正处在内战的边缘。

牛津词典

noun

• （新的、危险的，或令人兴奋的处境的）边缘，初始状态
  if you are on the brink of sth, you are almost in a very new, dangerous or exciting situation
  1. on the brink of collapse/war/death/disaster
     濒于崩溃 / 战争 / 死亡 / 灾难
  2. Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery.
     科学家很快就会有新的重大发现。
  3. He's pulled the company back from the brink (= he has saved it from disaster) .
     他使公司起死回生。
• （峭壁、河岸等的）边沿，边缘
  the extreme edge of land, for example at the top of a cliff or by a river
  1. the brink of the precipice
     悬崖边缘

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 边缘
  If you areon the brink ofsomething, usually something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it.
  1. Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse...
     他们的经济徘徊在崩溃的边缘。
  2. Failure to communicate had brought the two nations to the brink of war.
     沟通不畅使这两个国家濒于战争的边缘。

英英释义

noun

• the limit beyond which something happens or changes
  1. on the verge of tears
  2. on the brink of bankruptcy
  Synonym:verge
• the edge of a steep place
• a region marking a boundary
  Synonym:thresholdverge

双语例句

• The Prime Minister's fragile government was on the brink of collapse
  首相领导的脆弱的政府处在瓦解边缘。
• The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster
  政府把自己推向了财政危机的边缘。
• She hovered on the brink of death for three months as doctors battled to save her
  3个月来她一直在死亡线上徘徊，而医生则在全力挽救她的生命。
• He brought the country to the brink of war.
  他把国家带到了战争边缘。
• Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy
  有3家宾馆已破产在管，其他几家正在破产的边缘徘徊。
• They managed to pull the company back from the brink of disaster.
  他们设法将公司从灾难的边缘拉了回来。
• The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
  该公司已濒临破产的边缘。
• The Russian peasantry stood on the brink of disappearance.
  俄罗斯农民濒临消亡。
• The country was on the brink of an abyss.
  国家岌岌可危。
• All the nations on the brink of the disaster expected the worst from their potential adversaries.
  所有处于灾难边缘的国家都希望其潜在的对手的情况糟糕透了。