brink

UK:  [brɪŋk]

US:  [brɪŋk]

n.

1.〔比喻〕濒临;(战争)边缘

2.边缘;边际

3.边,界,涯,滨,岸

4.边;边沿

5.关头,生死关头

6.河岸

7.沙丘滑面顶

8.湖滨

1 . It seemed to him that heaven had at length taken pity on him, and had sent this noise to warn him on the very brink of the abyss.
他觉得，似乎上苍终于怜悯他的不幸了，所以派这个声音来警告他立刻悬崖勒马。

2 . Mr Osborne talked grimly of the injustice of burdening future generations with debt, and said he would bring Britain "back from the brink" .
奥斯本先生冷酷地说到让后代承担我们的债务时不公平的，并说他会让英国“起死回生”。

3 . Had he failed to put in the hours, he would not have made it past qualifying, let alone to the brink of his first world title.
假如他未能把在小时，他就没有过去的排位赛，更不用说他的第一个世界冠军头衔的边缘。

4 . With the euro in peril and the US on the brink of bankruptcy, the west seems to have enough to worry about without fretting about cricket.
欧元岌岌可危，美国濒临破产，即便不算上板球，这些也够西方国家们担心的了。

5 . Queen of Pain could bring him to the brink of death, but she was rune-bound to keep him alive.
痛苦女王能让他体验濒死之欢愉，并因为受符文的限制而无法杀死他。