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brink基本释义

n.边缘；边沿；界限

brink用法及例句

n.(名词)

边缘，边沿，边，边际

初始状态

界，涯，滨，岸

濒临

（生死）关头

界限

n.(名词)

[S](悬崖峭壁的)边沿 an edge at the top of a cliff or other steep high point

[S](危险的)边沿 a state of dangerous nearness; verge

noun

1. the limit beyond which something happens or changes

e.g. on the verge of tearson the brink of bankruptcy

Synonym: verge

2. the edge of a steep place

3. a region marking a boundary

Synonym: thresholdverge

1. 边缘If you are on the brink of something, usually something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it.

e.g. Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse...他们的经济徘徊在崩溃的边缘。e.g. 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。

1. 边缘：<>(Brink)该作游戏背景设定在2035年,由于海平面升高人类被迫迁移至一座特大型海上城市,在生存的重压下市民权益得不到保障,你要对此作出选择:是加入反抗*还是岛上的官府势力,剧情关卡会根据你的选择作动态调整--比如玩家会接到要保卫某某目标的任务;

2. 边岸边：bringing back 反向电流送回 | brink 边;岸边 | brink 边岸边

3. 河岸：brinishness 含盐度 | brink 河岸 | briny environment 海水环境

4. (峭岸, 崖的)边缘：rink 溜冰(场), 冰球场 | brink (峭岸, 崖的)边缘 | ink 墨水,油墨

常用例句

用作名词(n.)

The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。

He brought the country to the brink of war.他把那个国家带到了战争的边缘。

The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.该公司已濒临破产的边缘。

All these are coop'd within one Quarto's brink.

出自：Byron

To halt at the chattering brook, in the tall green fern at the brink.

出自：J. Masefield

词义讲解

n.(名词)

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。

近义词

临近词

threshold门槛

crisis危机

periphery周边

extremity极端

side边

turning point转折点

circuit巡回

moment片刻

precipice断崖

rim边

brim边

juncture时刻

verge接近

point观点

line线

borderline分界

edge边缘

corner角落

apogee*高点

margin边缘

limit限度

perimeter周长

border边界

lip嘴唇

crossroads交叉路口

turning旋转

brow前额

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相关列句

The church seems to be on the brink of schism.(该教会看来处于分裂的边缘。)

The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.(这个国家正处在内战的边缘。)

Britain is also on the brink of deflation.(英国也处在通缩边缘。)

Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.(文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。)

Other parapsychologists believe the field is on the brink of collapse, having tried to produce definitive scientific proof and failed.(其他前卫的心理学家则认为，该学科曾试图提出明确的科学论证，但却失败了，因此该学科正处于瓦解的边缘。)

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。)

Could we be on the brink of beating flu?(我们是否即将战胜流感？)

Insurance firms teeter on the brink.(保险公司正处于危险的边缘。)

It is clear we have stepped back from the brink.(很明显我们已经从危险的边缘退回来了。)

Sensors and circuits were on the brink of failing and NASA experts realised that they had to do something or lose contact with their probe forever.(传感器和电路濒临故障，NASA的专家们意识到他们必须做点什么，否则将永远与探测器失去联系。)