| 词汇 | brink |
| 释义 | brink noun[ S ] uk /brɪŋk/ us /brɪŋk/ C2 the point where a new or different situation is about to begin: （事情发生的）边缘;始发点 on the brink ofScientists are on the brink of (= extremely close to) a major new discovery.科学家们就快有新的重大发现了。 to the brink ofExtreme stress had driven him to the brink of a nervous breakdown.极大的压力使他处于精神崩溃的边缘。 literary the edge of a cliff or other high area: （峭壁、崖的）边缘 She was standing right on the brink of the gorge.她就站在峡谷的边缘。 Synonyms edge(OUTER POINT) margin(OUTER PART) periphery These countries are on the brink of a disastrous famine. Many companies are on the brink of ruin. Negotiations between the two countries are on the brink of collapse. What we are seeing now is a country teetering on the brink of civil war.我们现在所看到的是一个濒临内战的国家。 Not long ago the river otter was on the brink of extinction. Turning points & deciding moments be at a crossroadsidiom boiling point breakthrough climax coming of age crisis point crunch defining moment drop-dead date edge flashpoint if/when it comes to the crunchidiom landmark make or break somethingidiom moment point of no return red-letter day road to Damascusidiom the moment of truthidiom watershed You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Edges & extremities of objects brink | American Dictionarybrink noun[ U ] us/brɪŋk/ the edge of a cliff or other high area, or the point at which something good or bad will happen: The company was on the brink of collapse. brink | Business Englishbrink noun[ S ] uk /brɪŋk/us the point where a new, different, or dangerous situation is about to begin: the brink of collapse/bankruptcy/disasterDebt crisis led many companies to the brink of bankruptcy. They seem to be teetering on the brink of a major crisis. Right now the company is poised on the brink of success. Examples of brinkbrink I wish well to any scheme that the board brinks out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Brinks is a provider of security services to banks, retailers, governments, mints and jewelers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His great speculation, so close to resulting in a spectacular financial as well as scientific success, was on the brink of failure. Brink's repertoire of work includes epic narrative, re-imagined classics, music theatre and children's theatre. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Brink's winning time was 4 hours, 2 minutes and 59 seconds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Playing hawk too often brings forests on the brink of disaster. Burdened with high overheads and millions of dollars tied up in inventory, a number of these companies have been brought to the brink of ruin. Perhaps there is an angler standing besides the great boulder on the brink. The lake brinks is occupied by privately owned pastures, almost all the way around the lake and is not publicly accessible. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Brinks spun off its home security division setting the focus as well on cash handling. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Brink's, a company that prides itself in the safekeeping of money, is nationally embarrassed by what the press is calling the crime of the century. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At a pessimistic extreme, the city, and not just the urban poor, was claimed to be teetering at the very brink. On the brink of a new digital era? Brinks piece is an exception. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bioethics on the brink of the new millennium. See all examples of brink These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withbrinkbrinkThese are words often used in combination with brink. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. brink of collapse The poor countries have become poorer, in many areas the environment is on the brinkofcollapse, advances in workers' rights are being dismantled. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English brink of death People are pulled back from the brinkofdeath, but they have no long-term prospects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 brink of destruction The cold war led to a nuclear arms race that brought the world to the brink of destruction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with brink |
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