brink

名词 brink:

1. a region marking a boundary
   同义词：threshold, verge
2. the edge of a steep place
3. the limit beyond which something happens or changes
   同义词：verge

1. His incompetence has brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
   他很无能，公司已因而濒於破产。
2. He dissipated most of his money and was on the brink of bankruptcy.
   他挥霍掉了大部分钱财，濒于破产。
3. It was more merciful to launch the condemned man into twenty-four hours than to keep him shivering on the brink of that dread gulf for three week.
   把死囚在宣判24小时之后处决，比使他在恐惧深渊的边缘颤抖将近3个星期要更为仁慈些。
4. There are many flowers on the brink of the pond.
   池塘边有许多花。

brink

n.（名词）

The upper edge of a steep or vertical slope:
边缘：指陡峭或竖直的坡的上部边沿：
例句：
the brink of a cliff.
悬崖的边缘

The margin of land bordering a body of water.
（河、池等的）边沿：与水体毗连的陆地的边缘
The point at which something is likely to begin; the verge:
始发点：某事可能要发生的界点；界限：
例句：
.Time and again the monarchs and statesmen of Europe approached the brink of conflict.(W. Bruce Lincoln)See Synonyms at border
.欧洲的君主和政治家们一次又一次濒临冲突的边缘.(W.布鲁斯·林肯)参见 border

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
probably of Scandinavian origin
可能为 斯堪的纳维亚语源