brink
英[brɪŋk]
美[brɪŋk]
- n. 边缘；边沿；界限
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详细释义
- 边缘，边沿，边，边际
- 初始状态
- 界，涯，滨，岸
- 濒临
- （生死）关头
- 界限
n. (名词)
- [S](悬崖峭壁的)边沿 an edge at the top of a cliff or other steep high point
- [S](危险的)边沿 a state of dangerous nearness; verge
n. (名词)
英英释义
Noun:
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a region marking a boundary
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the edge of a steep place
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the limit beyond which something happens or changes;
"on the verge of tears"
"on the brink of bankruptcy"
双语例句
- 1. They sparred for a moment, on the brink of a full fight.
- 他们互相推搡了一会儿，眼看就要大打出手了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The club are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League.
- 俱乐部即将晋级超级联赛。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The Russian peasantry stood on the brink of disappearance.
- 俄罗斯农民濒临消亡。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The Prime Minister's fragile government was on the brink of collapse.
- 首相领导的脆弱的政府处在瓦解边缘。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The country was on the brink of an abyss.
- 国家岌岌可危。
来自柯林斯例句
- Natalie is living on the brink of panic.
娜塔丽正生活在痛苦的边缘。 - She knows well that she and Louis are on a brink.
她深深知道，她和路易斯是到了危险的边沿。 - Prosecutors said he left Enron because he knew the company was on the brink of bankruptcy.
检察官说他离开的原因是因为他知道公司已经处于破产的边沿。
用作名词 (n.)
- The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.
那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。 - He brought the country to the brink of war.
他把那个国家带到了战争的边缘。 - The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
该公司已濒临破产的边缘。
用作名词 (n.)
用法讲解
n. (名词)
- brink, brim, edge, margin, rim, verge
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- 这组词都有“边”“边沿”的意思。
- 1.edge指物体两平面交接处的边缘或边线; brink指悬崖峭壁的边缘; brim指如壶、杯、碗等各种形状容器的内侧边缘,也指帽子的边; rim指任何圆形物体的缘、周或边; verge指一平面或广阔区域的尽头,也常指道路的边缘; margin指书页的空白边缘,也可指物体的边缘。
- 2.用在比喻中, edge指尖锐性、严峻性等; verge表示濒临某种感情或行动的状态; margin的意思是“留有余地”; brink常用于借喻中,指濒临某种危险。
- on the brink of 濒临，处于 ... ...
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