brink
noun /brɪŋk/
/brɪŋk/
[singular]Idioms - the brink (of something) if you are on the brink of something, 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。 - teetering/poised/hovering on the brink
徘徊在边缘 - animals hovering on the very brink of extinction
濒临灭绝的动物
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- very
- be (poised) on
- hover on
- stand on
- …
- brink of
- on the brink of collapse/war/death/disaster
- (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
- the brink of the precipice
词源Middle English: of Scandinavian origin.
Idioms
teeter on the brink/edge of something
- to 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。
- The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.