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be on the brink of + noun
名词通常表示负面结果或临界点。
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
这家公司濒临破产。
在...边缘
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在...边缘；濒于
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
这家公司濒临破产。
The team is on the brink of winning the championship.
这支队伍即将赢得冠军。
The old building is on the brink of collapse.
这座旧楼濒临倒塌。
She was on the brink of giving up her dream.
她差点放弃梦想。
名词通常表示负面结果或临界点。
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
这家公司濒临破产。
动名词表示即将发生的动作或状态。
She was on the brink of tears.
她差点哭了出来。
Not this
The company is on brink of bankruptcy.
Use this
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
定冠词 'the' 是短语 'on the brink of' 的固定组成部分，不可省略。汉语无冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
Not this
He is in the brink of a nervous breakdown.
Use this
He is on the brink of a nervous breakdown.
固定短语用介词 'on' 表示 '在……上'，而非 'in'。汉语 '在……边缘' 的 '在' 常被误译为 'in'。
Not this
She was on the brink of to cry.
Use this
She was on the brink of crying.
'on the brink of' 后接名词或动名词，不能接不定式。汉语中 '差点' 后常接动词原形，导致学习者误用不定式。
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处于战争边缘
The two countries are on the brink of war.
两国正处于战争边缘。
濒临灾难
The company is on the brink of disaster due to mismanagement.
由于管理不善，该公司濒临灾难。
濒临崩溃
The economy was on the brink of collapse.
经济濒临崩溃。
濒临灭绝
Many species are on the brink of extinction.
许多物种濒临灭绝。
差点哭出来
She was on the brink of tears when she heard the news.
她听到这个消息时差点哭出来。
接近成功
After years of hard work, he is on the brink of success.
经过多年的努力，他接近成功了。
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语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、正式写作、警告性陈述 该短语通常用于描述危险、危机或重要变化即将发生的情境，在正式和中性语境中均常见。
后接名词或动名词，不接动词原形
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