| 单词 | brink |
| 释义 | brink brink /brɪŋk/ noun [S] C2 the point where a new or different situation is about to begin: » Extreme stress had driven him to the brink of a nervous breakdown.» Scientists are on the brink of (= extremely close to) a major new discovery.Thesaurus+: ↑Turning points and deciding momentsF0 LITERARY the edge of a cliff or other high area: » She was standing right on the brink of the gorge.Thesaurus+: ↑Edges and extremities of objects , ↑Surfaces of objects• • • Extra Examples:» These countries are on the brink of a disastrous famine.» Many companies are on the brink of ruin.» Negotiations between the two countries are on the brink of collapse.» What we are seeing now is a country teetering on the brink of civil war.» Not long ago the river otter was on the brink of extinction. |
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