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| 1 | the brink the point in time when something very bad or very good is about to happen 始发点；边缘 |
| on the brink of (doing) sth She believed she was on the brink of discovering a cure for cancer. 她相信她快要发现一种治疗癌症的方法了。 |
| bring sb to the brink of sth The crisis brought the two nations to the brink of war. war.这场危机将两国拉到了战争的边缘。 |
| back from the brink of sth A late goal pulled the team back from the brink of defeat. 临近终场的一粒进球把球队从失败的边缘拉了回来。 |
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| 2 | literary the top of a very steep cliff 峭壁的顶端 |
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