brink

noun

/brɪŋk/

[singular]Idioms

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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
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- very
verb + brink
- be (poised) on
- hover on
- stand on
- …
preposition
- brink of
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(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

Word OriginMiddle 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。