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单词 brink
释义 brinkBrE /brɪŋk/NAmE /brɪŋk/ noun [sing.] the ~ (of sth) if you are on the brink of sth, you are almost in a very new, dangerous or exciting situation (新的、危险的,或令人兴奋的处境的)边缘,初始状态on the brink of collapse/war/death/disaster 濒于崩溃/战争/死亡/灾难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。He's pulled the company back from the brink (= he has saved it from disaster). 他使公司起死回生。(literary) the extreme edge of land, for example at the top of a cliff or by a river (峭壁、河岸等的)边沿,边缘the brink of the precipice 悬崖边缘teeter on the ˈbrink/ˈedge of sthto be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation 处在(灾难或危险)的边缘;濒临The country is teetering on the brink of civil war. 这个国家正处在内战的边缘。
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