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on the brink of sth
表示即将发生某种不好的事情，常用于否定或危险情境。
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
该公司濒临破产。
边缘
brinks — plural of brink
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边缘
a region marking a boundary
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
该公司濒临破产。
边缘；陡岸
n. a region marking a boundary；n. the edge of a steep place
The hiker stood on the brink of the cliff, staring down into the valley.
那个徒步旅行者站在悬崖边上，俯视着山谷。
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy after years of losses.
在连年亏损后，这家公司濒临破产。
They built their house near the brink of the river, enjoying the view.
他们把房子建在河边，享受美景。
表示即将发生某种不好的事情，常用于否定或危险情境。
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
该公司濒临破产。
常用于表示导致某事接近临界点。
The crisis pushed the country to the brink of war.
这场危机将该国推向战争边缘。
Not this
Be careful, you're standing on the brink of the table.
Use this
Be careful, you're standing on the edge of the table.
'Brink'指陡峭处的边缘或临界点，不适用于平坦表面如桌子，此时应用'edge'。
Not this
The company is in the brink of bankruptcy.
Use this
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
表示'濒临'时，固定搭配为'on the brink of'，而非'in the brink of'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
濒临，即将
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
这家公司濒临破产。
徘徊在边缘，摇摇欲坠
The peace talks teeter on the brink of failure.
和平谈判徘徊在失败的边缘。
使濒临，将…推向边缘
The scandal brought the government to the brink of collapse.
丑闻使政府濒临崩溃。
从边缘
The project was saved from the brink of disaster.
该项目从灾难边缘被拯救出来。
在边缘
He stood at the brink of a great decision.
他站在重大决定的边缘。
灭绝边缘
Many species are on the brink of extinction.
许多物种濒临灭绝。
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语域：neutral 常见场景：危机边缘、悬崖边缘 通常用于描述处于某种危险或临界状态，语气中性，在书面和口语中均常见。
常用短语: on the brink of
All listed words share the spelling chunk 'ink' and rhyme with the target (pronounced /ɪŋk/). No common lookalikes with different pronunciation are included.
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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