brink
英 /brɪŋk/ 美 /brɪŋk/
- n. 紧要关头；边缘A point just before something happens, especially something bad.
- n. 陡边；崖边The edge of a cliff or steep drop.
Their little shop was on the brink of closing.
他们的小店差一点就关门了。
Prolonged drought has pushed several rural communities to the brink of a severe food crisis.
长期干旱已将几个农村社区推到严重粮食危机的边缘。
搭配
on the brink of collapse 濒临崩溃bring back from the brink 从危急边缘挽回push to the brink 逼至危急关头
辨析提示
on the brink of后接名词或动名词，常指危机。
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