brink

[briŋk]

n. 边缘, 边沿, 界限

例句与用法：

His incompetence has brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy.

他很无能,公司已因而濒于破产。

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。

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。

There are many flowers on the brink of the pond.

池塘边有许多花。

详细释义：

n.

1. (悬崖、江河等的)边, 边缘[the S][(+of)]

The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.

那棵树长在悬崖边上。

2. (死亡、危险、战争等的)边缘[the S][(+of)]

He brought the country to the brink of war.

他把国家带到了战争边缘。