brink

[brɪŋk]
  • 释义
  • (悬崖峭壁的)边沿;(危险的)边沿;边缘;初始状态;

  • 词义辨析
  • brink, brim, edge, margin, rim, verge
  • 这组词都有“边”“边沿”的意思。
    1.edge指物体两平面交接处的边缘或边线; brink指悬崖峭壁的边缘; brim指如壶、杯、碗等各种形状容器的内侧边缘,也指帽子的边; rim指任何圆形物体的缘、周或边; verge指一平面或广阔区域的尽头,也常指道路的边缘; margin指书页的空白边缘,也可指物体的边缘。
    2.用在比喻中, edge指尖锐性、严峻性等; verge表示濒临某种感情或行动的状态; margin的意思是“留有余地”; brink常用于借喻中,指濒临某种危险。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    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
  • 2、

    He was driven to the brink of madness.

    他快被逼疯了。

    柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    The country was on the brink of an abyss.

    国家岌岌可危。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    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》
  • 5、

    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
  • 6、

    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
  • 7、

    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
  • 8、

    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
  • 9、

    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
  • 10、

    The Russian peasantry stood on the brink of disappearance.

    俄罗斯农民濒临消亡。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 11、

    The Prime Minister's fragile government was on the brink of collapse.

    首相领导的脆弱的政府处在瓦解边缘。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster.

    政府把自己推向了财政危机的边缘。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 13、

    I repeat that medicine is on the brink of a revolution.

    我要再次强调,医学面临着变革。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 14、

    She hovered on the brink of death for three months as doctors battled to save her.

    3个月来她一直在死亡线上徘徊,而医生则在全力挽救她的生命。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 15、

    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》
  • 16、

    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》
  • 17、

    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》
  • 18、

    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》
  • 19、

    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》
  • 20、

    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
  • 21、

    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
  • 22、

    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
  • 23、

    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
  • 24、

    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
  • 25、

    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
  • 26、

    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
  • 27、

    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
  • 28、

    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
  • 29、

    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
  • 30、

    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