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brink
brink B0485300 (brĭngk)n.1. a. The upper edge of a steep or vertical slope: the brink of a cliff. See Synonyms at border.b. The margin of land bordering a body of water.2. The point at which something is likely to begin; the verge: "Time and again the monarchs and statesmen of Europe approached the brink of conflict" (W. Bruce Lincoln).
[Middle English brinke, probably of Scandinavian origin ; akin to Swedish brink brink, steep hillside, steep riverbank, and Middle Low German brink, hillside, grassland.]brink (brɪŋk) n1. the edge, border, or verge of a steep place: the brink of the precipice. 2. the highest point; top: the sun fell below the brink of the hill. 3. (Physical Geography) the land at the edge of a body of water4. the verge of an event or state: the brink of disaster. [C13: from Middle Dutch brinc, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse brekka slope, Middle Low German brink edge of a field]brink (brɪŋk)
n. 1. the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water. 2. any extreme edge; verge. 3. a critical point beyond which something will occur: on the brink of disaster. [1250–1300; Middle English < Old Norse (Dan)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  brink - a region marking a boundary verge, thresholdbound, boundary, edge - a line determining the limits of an area | | 2. | brink - the edge of a steep placeedge, border - the boundary of a surface | | 3. | brink - the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"vergelimit, bound, boundary - the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" |
brinknoun edge, point, limit, border, lip, margin, boundary, skirt, frontier, fringe, verge, threshold, rim, brim Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.brinknoun1. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary:border, borderline, brim, edge, edging, fringe, margin, periphery, rim, verge.Chiefly Military: perimeter.2. A transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occur:borderline, edge, point, threshold, verge.Translationsbrink (briŋk) noun the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river. (峭壁或河流的)邊緣 （悬崖峭壁的或河流的）边沿 brink
brink of disasterA point very close to complete ruin, destruction, or failure. Our company was on the brink of disaster, but after our latest product came out, we've been doing better than ever before! The increasing tension of looming war between the two countries has brought the entire region to the brink of disaster.See also: brink, disaster, ofteeter on the brink of (something)To be very close to doing something or of having some imminent event happen, especially that which is bad or disastrous. The company is still doing business, but ever since the recession hit, they've been teetering on the brink of closing down. The crew are so maddened by the cuts to their pay that everyone is teetering on the brink of mutiny.See also: brink, of, on, teeterteeter on the edge of (something)To be very close to doing something or of having some imminent event happen, especially that which is bad or disastrous. The company is still doing business, but ever since the recession hit, they've been teetering on the edge of closing down. The crew are so maddened by the cuts to their pay that everyone is teetering on the edge of mutiny.See also: edge, of, on, teeterbe on the brink of (doing something)To be on the verge of doing something or of having some imminent event happen, especially that which is bad or disastrous. The company is still doing business, but ever since the recession hit they've been on the brink of closing down. The crew is so maddened by the cuts to their pay that everyone is on the brink of quitting.See also: brink, of, onon the brink of (something)On the verge of doing something or of having some imminent event happen, especially that which is bad or disastrous. The company is still doing business, but ever since the recession hit they've been teetering on the brink of closing down. The crew is so maddened by the pay cuts that everyone is on the brink of mutiny. We're on the brink of success with these experiments, I just know it.See also: brink, of, ondrive someone to the edge and drive someone to the brinkfig to drive someone almost insane; to drive someone close to doing something desperate. Your trouble with the police has driven me to the brink! The next time you are arrested, I will not get you out of jail.See also: drive, edgeon the brink (of doing something)Fig. on the verge of doing something; almost to the point of doing something. I was on the brink of selling my car to make ends meet when the tax refund came in the mail.See also: brink, onteeter on the brink (or edge) be very close to a difficult or dangerous situation. 1997 James Ryan Dismantling Mr Doyle Letting her secret teeter on the brink of becoming public was a game Eve played more and more. See also: brink, on, teeterteeter on the ˈbrink/ˈedge of something be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation: The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.If something teeters, it stands or moves in an unsteady way as if it is going to fall.See also: brink, edge, of, on, something, teeterbrink
Synonyms for brinknoun edgeSynonyms- edge
- point
- limit
- border
- lip
- margin
- boundary
- skirt
- frontier
- fringe
- verge
- threshold
- rim
- brim
Synonyms for brinknoun a fairly narrow line or space forming a boundarySynonyms- border
- borderline
- brim
- edge
- edging
- fringe
- margin
- periphery
- rim
- verge
- perimeter
noun a transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occurSynonyms- borderline
- edge
- point
- threshold
- verge
Synonyms for brinknoun a region marking a boundarySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the edge of a steep placeRelated Wordsnoun the limit beyond which something happens or changesSynonymsRelated Words |