| 词汇 | the brink |
| 释义 | the brink : the edge at the top of a steep cliff（峭壁顶端的）边缘— usually used figuratively to refer to a point that is very close to the occurrence of something very bad or (less commonly) very good通常用作比喻，指灾难（较少指好事）即将发生的时刻 He nearly lost everything because of his drug addiction, but his friends helped to pull him back from the brink.他因为吸毒几乎失去了一切，但朋友们帮着把他从悬崖边缘拉了回来。 The two nations are on the brink of war. [=are very close to war]两国正处于战争的边缘。 a city on the brink of financial disaster面临金融灾难的城市 Doctors may be on the brink of finding a cure for this disease.医生们可能很快就会找到治愈这种疾病的良方。 a young actress who is on the brink of a brilliant career事业上即将步入辉煌的年轻女演员 The other team brought them to the brink of defeat. [=came very close to defeating them]另一支球队差点把他们打败了。 an animal that has been brought/pulled back from the brink of extinction摆脱灭绝之灾的动物brink |
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