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。

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。

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。

The country was on the brink of civil war.该国处在内战的边缘。

Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.他们的经济处在崩溃的边缘。

I was on the brink of giving up the project altogether.我就要完全放弃该项目了。

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。

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。

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。