brink

[briŋk]

n. 边缘, 边沿, 界限

n.

1. (悬崖、江河等的)边, 边缘[the S][(+of)]

The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.

那棵树长在悬崖边上。

2. (死亡、危险、战争等的)边缘[the S][(+of)]

He brought the country to the brink of war.

他把国家带到了战争边缘。

词义辨析

同义:

n.边

brim  rim  lip  edge  margin  perimeter  apogee  extremity  borderline  limit  line

n.边缘

verge  point  moment  crisis  crossroads  juncture  turning point  threshold  

同义参见:

brow  corner  circuit  border  verge  side  

英英释义

名词 brink:

a region marking a boundary

同义词：threshold, verge

the edge of a steep place

the limit beyond which something happens or changes

同义词：verge

补充

brinkbrink英:[briŋk] 美:[brɪŋk]n.1.(悬崖峭壁的)边沿The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。2.(危险的)边沿The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.该公司已濒临于破产的边缘。

例句

1. I went up to the brink and looked over at the sea below.我爬上山崖边缘, 俯视着下面的大海。 2. He stood on the brink of the swimming pool but didn't quite have the courage to dive in.他站在泳池边上, 却不大敢跳进去。 3. Failure to communicate had brought the two nations to the brink of war.缺乏沟通导致两国处于战争的边缘。 4. The country was on the brink of civil war.该国处在内战的边缘。 5. Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.他们的经济处在崩溃的边缘。 6. I was on the brink of giving up the project altogether.我就要完全放弃该项目了。 7. She is credited with bringing several species back from the brink of extinction.人们认为是她拯救了几个濒临灭绝的物种。 8. The UN worked to pull both countries back from the brink of war.联合国努力使两个国家止于交战的边缘。 9. War seemed inevitable, but the two countries pulled back from the brink at the last minute.战争似乎无法避免, 但两国在最后一刻悬崖勒马。 10. the brink of the cliffs.悬崖的边缘。 11. at the brink of the pond I hesitated.我踯躅在池塘边。 12. the country was on the brink of a constitutional crisis.该国处于宪法危机的边缘。 13. "He nearly lost everything because of his drug addiction, but his friends helped to pull him back from the brink."他因为吸毒几乎失去了一切，但朋友们帮着把他从悬崖边缘拉了回来。 14. The two nations are on the brink of war. [=are very close to war]两国正处于战争的边缘。 15. a city on the brink of financial disaster面临金融灾难的城市 16. Doctors may be on the brink of finding a cure for this disease.医生们可能很快就会找到治愈这种疾病的良方。 17. a young actress who is on the brink of a brilliant career事业上即将步入辉煌的年轻女演员 18. The other team brought them to the brink of defeat. [=came very close to defeating them]另一支球队差点把他们打败了。 19. an animal that has been brought/pulled back from the brink of extinction摆脱灭绝之灾的动物