单词：brink
n. the edge of a steep place
考试类型：[托福/IELTS/GRE]
brink的用法和样例：
例句
- Natalie is living on the brink of panic.娜塔丽正生活在痛苦的边缘。
- She knows well that she and Louis are on a brink.她深深知道，她和路易斯是到了危险的边沿。
- Prosecutors said he left Enron because he knew the company was on the brink of bankruptcy.检察官说他离开的原因是因为他知道公司已经处于破产的边沿。
常见句型
- The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
- He brought the country to the brink of war.他把那个国家带到了战争的边缘。
- The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.该公司已濒临破产的边缘。
词汇搭配
- on the brink of濒临，处于 ... ...
经典引文
All these are coop'd within one Quarto's brink.
出自：ByronTo halt at the chattering brook, in the tall green fern at the brink.
出自：J. Masefield
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