英语词汇“brink”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

brink

(brĭngk)

a. The upper edge of a steep or vertical slope: the brink of a cliff. See Synonyms at border.

b. The margin of land bordering a body of water.

2. The point at which something is likely to begin; the verge: "Time and again the monarchs and statesmen of Europe approached the brink of conflict" (W. Bruce Lincoln).

[Middle English brinke, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish brink brink, steep hillside, steep riverbank, and Middle Low German brink, hillside, grassland.]

单词	brink
释义	brink (brĭngk) n. 1. a. The upper edge of a steep or vertical slope: the brink of a cliff. See Synonyms at border. b. The margin of land bordering a body of water. 2. The point at which something is likely to begin; the verge: "Time and again the monarchs and statesmen of Europe approached the brink of conflict" (W. Bruce Lincoln). [Middle English brinke, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish brink brink, steep hillside, steep riverbank, and Middle Low German brink, hillside, grassland.]
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