英:/'brɪŋk/ 美:/'brɪŋk/
边缘
复数:brinks
CET6,GRE
n. （峭壁的）边缘
n. (Brink)人名；(德、英、荷、丹、瑞典)布林克
The car accident happened to her family member brought her to the brink of collapse.
家里亲人发生的车祸让她的精神濒于崩溃。
There is a colorful flower blooming on the brink of the cliff.
悬崖边缘处开着一朵五彩斑斓的花。
He seemed to be standing on the brink of the abyss.
他似乎站在深渊的边缘。
You are on the brink of an abyss. It's dangerous.
你站在一个深渊的边缘 太危险了
Few believed deeply in 2008 that the American financial system was on the brink of collapse.
没有人相信2008年美国的金融体系会濒临崩溃。
Scientists were on the brink of a great discovery.
科学家们将有重大发现。
The company has been on the brink of going bankrupt a few times.
这家公司有好几次濒临破产。
You may expect the country's transportation system to teeter on the brink of crashing, but China's infrastructure is remarkably sound.
你可能会认为中国的交通系统即将崩溃，但实际上中国的基础设施非常坚实。
I think you're on the brink of becoming a workaholic. Just let your hair down and relax.
我觉得你快变成工作狂了。赶紧好好放松放松吧。
He was driven to the brink of madness.
他被逼到了疯狂的边缘。
Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.
文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
The church seems to be on the brink of schism.
该教会看来处于分裂的边缘。
The hotel is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
这家旅馆正濒临破产。
The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.
这个国家正处在内战的边缘。
on the brink of
濒于，濒临；在…的边缘
n.|margin/suburb/beaded edge;（峭壁的）[地理]边缘
"brink" 是一个名词，指物体或情境的极端边缘，通常带有即将发生重大变化的紧迫感。其核心含义可分为两方面：
字面意义
指陡峭或危险地形的边缘，例如悬崖、河岸等物理边界。例如："The hiker stood on the brink of the canyon, peering into the depths below."（登山者站在峡谷边缘，凝视下方的深渊。）此类用法常见于地理或自然环境的描述中，来源可参考《牛津英语词典》对"brink"的释义¹。
比喻意义
描述事物处于关键转折点，尤指负面事件即将爆发前的临界状态。例如："The two nations were on the brink of war due to escalating tensions."（由于紧张局势升级，两国处于战争边缘。）这一含义在政治、经济或社会议题分析中被广泛使用，剑桥词典将其定义为"a critical point where something is about to begin or change drastically"²。
在词源上，"brink"源于中古荷兰语"brink"（意为"草地边缘"），后融入英语并扩展出抽象含义。与近义词"edge"相比，"brink"更强调临近变化的危险性，如"on the brink of collapse"（濒临崩溃）隐含不可逆的危机，而"on the edge of discovery"（接近发现）则倾向中性或积极语境³。
参考资料
Brink 是一个名词，通常指某种临界状态或物理边缘，具体含义和用法如下：
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