brink
英 [br??k]
美[br??k]
- n. （峭壁的）邊緣
- n. (Brink)人名；(德、英、荷、丹、瑞典)布林克
實用場景例句
- the brink of the precipice
- 懸崖邊緣
牛津詞典
- on the brink of collapse/war/death/disaster
- 瀕于崩潰 / 戰爭 / 死亡 / 災難
牛津詞典
- Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery.
- 科學家很快就會有新的重大發現。
牛津詞典
- He's pulled the company back from the brink (= he has saved it from disaster) .
- 他使公司起死回生。
牛津詞典
- Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse...
- 他們的經濟徘徊在崩潰的邊緣。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Failure to communicate had brought the two nations to the brink of war.
- 溝通不暢使這兩個國家瀕于戰爭的邊緣。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Annah is a tiefling, a brash girl on the brink of womanhood.
- 阿娜是一名提夫林, 是個即將成為女人的粗率女孩.
期刊摘選
- The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
- 該公司已瀕臨于破產的邊緣.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The victim of this accident is near the brink of death.
- 這場意外的受害人正接近死亡的邊緣.
期刊摘選
- But this time his brinksmanship pushes events over the brink.
- 但是這次他的邊緣政策玩過火了.
期刊摘選
- His incompetence has brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
- 他很無能,公司已因而瀕于破產.
期刊摘選
- The world has stepped back from brink, but is still skirting the edge of the precipice.
- 世界已從懸崖邊緣后退, 但并沒有完全脫離絕壁附近的危險地帶.
期刊摘選
- A week later the country was teetering on the brink of civil war.
- 而一周之后,肯尼亞卻偷天換日地走到了內戰的邊緣地帶.
期刊摘選
- Baby, it's time to think, Better beware, be canny and careful. Baby, you're on the brink.
- 寶貝, 該好好考慮了, 最好留意, 謹慎又小心, 寶貝, 你正在成長的邊緣.
期刊摘選
- Malawi hovered for years at the brink of famine.
- 馬拉維已在饑荒邊緣徘徊了多年.
期刊摘選
- We are at the brink of something that may not happen again for many years.
- 我們正處于某種狀態的邊緣,也許在數年之內這都不會再次發生.
期刊摘選
- The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.
- 那棵樹生長在峭壁的邊緣.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- Invasive species can decrease biodiversity and drive resident species to the brink of extinction.
- 外來物種入侵會減少生物多樣性并可能致使當地物種滅絕.
期刊摘選
- Either way the Moray was already on the brink.
- 不管怎樣,“海鰻號”已處于生死關頭.
辭典例句
- The two countries were poised on the brink of war.
- 這兩個國家處于交戰的邊緣.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- These monsters would not lay down their cleavers even when on the brink of their own destruction.
- 這些魔鬼臨死也不會放下屠刀.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The economy of this nation was brought into a state of disaster , and for a time even on the brink of collapse.
- 這個國家的經濟被弄得百孔千瘡, 一時甚至面臨崩潰.
《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.
- 文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。
《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》
- Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
- 有3家賓館已破產在管，其他幾家正在破產的邊緣徘徊。
柯林斯例句
- He was driven to the brink of madness.
- 他快被逼瘋了。
柯林斯例句
- They sparred for a moment, on the brink of a full fight.
- 他們互相推搡了一會兒，眼看就要大打出手了。
柯林斯例句
- I was certain I was on the brink of poverty, going to the poorhouse.
- 我確信自己已處在貧困的邊緣，馬上就要進濟貧院了。
柯林斯例句
- The farmers say recent inflation has driven them to the brink of ruin.
- 農民們說最近的通貨膨脹使他們瀕臨破產。
柯林斯例句
- Failure to communicate had brought the two nations to the brink of war.
- 溝通不暢使這兩個國家瀕于戰爭的邊緣。
柯林斯例句
- The club are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League.
- 俱樂部即將晉級超級聯賽。
柯林斯例句