brink
英 [brɪŋk]
美[brɪŋk]
- n. （峭壁的）边缘
- n. (Brink)人名；(德、英、荷、丹、瑞典)布林克
助记提示
1. rim => brim => brink.
2. brim + bank => brink.
2. brim + bank => brink.
中文词源
brink 边缘
可能同break, 分开，切开。
英英释意
- 1. a region marking a boundary
- 2. the edge of a steep place
- 3. the limit beyond which something happens or changes;
- "on the verge of tears"
- "on the brink of bankruptcy"
英文词源
- brink (n.)
- early 13c., from Middle Low German brink "edge," or Danish brink "steepness, shore, bank, grassy edge," from Proto-Germanic *brenkon, probably from PIE *bhreng-, variant of root *bhren- "project, edge" (cognates: Lithuanian brinkti "to swell").
考试真题
- rising temperatures and overfishing in the pristine waters around the Antarctic could see king penguin populations pushed to the brink of extinction by the end of the century, according to a new study.
2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- There are many reasons this formerly stable federal institution finds itself at the brink of bankruptcy.
2018年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- the brink of the precipice
- 悬崖边缘
牛津词典
- on the brink of collapse/war/death/disaster
- 濒于崩溃 / 战争 / 死亡 / 灾难
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- He's pulled the company back from the brink (= he has saved it from disaster) .
- 他使公司起死回生。
牛津词典
- Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse...
- 他们的经济徘徊在崩溃的边缘。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Failure to communicate had brought the two nations to the brink of war.
- 沟通不畅使这两个国家濒于战争的边缘。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Annah is a tiefling, a brash girl on the brink of womanhood.
- 阿娜是一名提夫林, 是个即将成为女人的粗率女孩.
期刊摘选
- The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
- 该公司已濒临于破产的边缘.
《简明英汉词典》
- The victim of this accident is near the brink of death.
- 这场意外的受害人正接近死亡的边缘.
期刊摘选
- But this time his brinksmanship pushes events over the brink.
- 但是这次他的边缘政策玩过火了.
期刊摘选
- His incompetence has brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
- 他很无能,公司已因而濒于破产.
期刊摘选
- The world has stepped back from brink, but is still skirting the edge of the precipice.
- 世界已从悬崖边缘后退, 但并没有完全脱离绝壁附近的危险地带.
期刊摘选
- A week later the country was teetering on the brink of civil war.
- 而一周之后,肯尼亚却偷天换日地走到了内战的边缘地带.
期刊摘选
- Baby, it's time to think, Better beware, be canny and careful. Baby, you're on the brink.
- 宝贝, 该好好考虑了, 最好留意, 谨慎又小心, 宝贝, 你正在成长的边缘.
期刊摘选
- Malawi hovered for years at the brink of famine.
- 马拉维已在饥荒边缘徘徊了多年.
期刊摘选
- We are at the brink of something that may not happen again for many years.
- 我们正处于某种状态的边缘,也许在数年之内这都不会再次发生.
期刊摘选
- The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.
- 那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘.
《简明英汉词典》
- Invasive species can decrease biodiversity and drive resident species to the brink of extinction.
- 外来物种入侵会减少生物多样性并可能致使当地物种灭绝.
期刊摘选
- Either way the Moray was already on the brink.
- 不管怎样,“海鳗号”已处于生死关头.
辞典例句
- The two countries were poised on the brink of war.
- 这两个国家处于交战的边缘.
《简明英汉词典》
- These monsters would not lay down their cleavers even when on the brink of their own destruction.
- 这些魔鬼临死也不会放下屠刀.
《简明英汉词典》
- The economy of this nation was brought into a state of disaster , and for a time even on the brink of collapse.
- 这个国家的经济被弄得百孔千疮, 一时甚至面临崩溃.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.
- 文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
- 有3家宾馆已破产在管，其他几家正在破产的边缘徘徊。
柯林斯例句
- He was driven to the brink of madness.
- 他快被逼疯了。
柯林斯例句
- They sparred for a moment, on the brink of a full fight.
- 他们互相推搡了一会儿，眼看就要大打出手了。
柯林斯例句
- I was certain I was on the brink of poverty, going to the poorhouse.
- 我确信自己已处在贫困的边缘，马上就要进济贫院了。
柯林斯例句
- The farmers say recent inflation has driven them to the brink of ruin.
- 农民们说最近的通货膨胀使他们濒临破产。
柯林斯例句
- Failure to communicate had brought the two nations to the brink of war.
- 沟通不畅使这两个国家濒于战争的边缘。
柯林斯例句
- The club are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League.
- 俱乐部即将晋级超级联赛。
柯林斯例句