| 释义 |
brink
\ˈbriŋk\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English brinke, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse brekka slope, Danish brink edge of a precipice; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch brink edge of a field, Latin front-, frons forehead, Middle Irish braine front, leader, prow
1.
a. : edge, margin, border; especially : the very edge at the top of a steep place
< the brink of a precipice >
b. : a bank or edge especially of a river : border, border line
< the brink of the pond >
: verge
c. : the point of onset
< at the brink of tears >
< the brink of war >
< on the brink of starvation >
2. now dialect England : the brim of a hat
Synonyms: see border |