brink
US
UK brink n: figurative (edge, verge)
SC 即将做（某事） jí jiāng zuò （ mǒu shì ）
SC 边缘 jí jiāng zuò （ mǒu shì ），biān yuán
TC 邊緣(比喻)
TC 邊緣(比喻)
Her father's death brought Maisy to the brink of desperation.
父亲的去世让梅西陷入绝望的边缘。
brink n: (edge)
SC 边缘 biān yuán
TC 邊緣
TC 邊緣
SC 边沿 biān yuán，biān yán
TC 邊沿
TC 邊沿
The toddler stood precariously on the brink of the cliff.
蹒跚学步的小孩摇摇晃晃地站在悬崖边上。
brink n: (land bordering water)
SC 河边 hé biān
SC 江边
SC 水边
on the brink of [sth] prep: figurative (very close to [sth] occurring)
SC 在…的边缘 zài … de biān yuán
The Mexican Grey Wolf was on the brink of extinction, but conservation efforts are bringing it back.
on the brink of doing [sth] prep: (about to do [sth])
SC 濒临 bīn lín
SC 即将做某事的
She was on the brink of committing suicide when she called the crisis hotline.