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小词详解 | brink
brink 英 [brɪŋk] 美 [brɪŋk]
A decade ago the global financial crisis brought the world to the brink of economic implosion.
十年前的一场全球金融危机把全球经济带到了崩溃的边缘。
——《经济学人》Since then, the American people have painstakingly fought their way back from the brink.
自那以来,美国人民忍受艰辛从崩溃的边缘挣扎着走回来。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 陡峭或笔陡斜坡前的陆地最边缘
她就站在峡谷的边缘。一只鹰在头顶上翱翔。
She was standing right on the brink of the gorge. An eagle was gliding high overhead.
他使行将倒闭的公司起死回生。
He's pulled the moribund company back from the brink.极大的压力使他处于精神崩溃的边缘。我不想告诉他这个悲剧,免得他焦虑。
Extreme stress had driven him to the brink of a nervous breakdown. I didn't want to agitate him by telling him the tragedy.
我们的国家正处在内战的边缘。但他仍然到处游荡,无所事事。
Our country is teetering on the brink of civil war. But he still floats from place to place with nothing to do.
Now she felt like a child, every day on the brink of a new discovery.
可现在她觉得自己像个孩子,每天都会有新的发现。
edge: the outside limit of an object, area, or surface; a place or part farthest away from the center of something verge: an edge or border margin: the edge or border of something