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单词 brink
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Hundreds of companies have already gone bankrupt and countries pushed to the brink of collapse.In early 2009 he was on the brink of bankruptcy.With the party on the brink of civil war, that assessment is perhaps too optimistic.With the country on the brink of economic collapse, the protests have become bigger and more frequent.The residents of eastern Aleppo endured another day of fear and uncertainty yesterday after a fragile evacuation deal teetered on the brink of collapse.The real threat is to the country's already overstretched banks, some of which are teetering on the brink of collapse.In the final game they gave up a 5-1 lead and seemed on the brink of collapse when rain temporarily stopped play, allowing them to regroup.We have taken it back from the brink of bankruptcy.The alternative is acute embarrassment and a sport on the brink of disaster.We are on the brink of something truly special in our country.Road accidents and loss of habitat have pushed the wildcat to the brink of extinction.The country also stands on the brink of war.The economy was on the brink of collapse.They stood on the brink of bankruptcy and all ideas for regeneration were welcome.Does this hyperactivity mean that the world economy is on the brink of catastrophe?The question is whether we are on the brink of something bigger.Now they are on the brink of extinction.Instead he constantly found himself on the brink of bankruptcy.It rescued the club from the brink of disaster.The figures also show we are on the brink of something unusual.Its population is so small that forecasts put it on the brink of extinction.They perceived him as an obstacle to their aggressive policies leading to the brink of war and beyond.In parts of the country, the ecosystem is on the brink of collapse.We can't have a party on the brink of civil war running the country.Many experts had warned for years that New Orleans was teetering on the brink of catastrophe.

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brink

British English: brink NOUN
If you are on the brink of something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it.
Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.
  • American English: brink
  • Brazilian Portuguese: beira
  • Chinese: 边缘
  • European Spanish: borde
  • French: bord
  • German: Rand
  • Italian: orlo
  • Japanese: 寸前
  • Korean: ~하기 직전인
  • European Portuguese: beira
  • Latin American Spanish: borde

Chinese translation of 'brink'

brink

(brɪŋk)

n

  1. to be on the brink of [disaster, war etc] 在 ... 的边(邊)缘(緣) (zài ... de biānyuán)
(noun) 
Definition
the land at the edge of a body of water
Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.
Synonyms
edge
She was standing at the water's edge.
point
limit
the city limits
border
pillowcases trimmed with a hand-crocheted border
lip
the lip of the jug
margin
These islands are on the margins of human habitation.
boundary
Our organization now operates across national boundaries.
skirt
the skirts of the hill
frontier
It wasn't difficult to cross the frontier.
fringe
They lived together on the fringe of the campus.
verge (British)
The car pulled over on to the verge off the road.
threshold
We are on the threshold of a new era in astronomy.
rim
round the eastern rim of the Mediterranean
brim
She filled her glass right up to the brim.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of border
Definition
a design around the edge of something
pillowcases trimmed with a hand-crocheted border
Synonyms
edge,
lip,
margin,
skirt,
verge (British),
rim,
hem,
brim,
flange
in the sense of boundary
Definition
something that indicates the farthest limit, such as of an area
Our organization now operates across national boundaries.
Synonyms
frontier,
edge,
border,
march,
barrier,
margin,
brink
in the sense of brim
Definition
the upper rim of a cup, bowl, etc.
She filled her glass right up to the brim.
Synonyms
rim,
edge,
border,
lip,
margin,
verge (British),
brink,
flange

Synonyms of 'brink'

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