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brink

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brink /brɪŋk/ ●○○ noun  
1 the brink (of something) ALMOSTa situation when you are almost in a new situation, usually a bad one (某事物的)边缘〔一般指坏情况〕
on the brink of death/disaster/war etc
 In October 1962 the world seemed on the brink of nuclear war.
196210月,世界似乎处于核战争的边缘。
 The company had huge debts and was on the brink of collapse.
公司背负巨额债务,已濒临破产。
to the brink (of something)
 managers who have taken their companies to the brink of disaster
使公司面临灾难的经理们
back from the brink (of something)
 He will go down in history as the leader who pulled us back from the brink (=saved us from disaster).
他作为救我们于危难之中的领导人将名垂青史。
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2. push/tip somebody over the brink to make someone start doing crazy or extreme things 把某人逼上绝路
3. the brink of something literaryEDGE the edge of a very high place such as a cliff 某(高)处〔如悬崖〕的边缘
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Origin brink
(1200-1300) Old Norse brekka slope
brink noun
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