名詞 brink:

1. a region marking a boundary
   同義詞：threshold, verge
2. the edge of a steep place
3. the limit beyond which something happens or changes
   同義詞：verge

1. His incompetence has brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
   他很無能，公司已因而瀕於破產(chǎn)。
2. He dissipated most of his money and was on the brink of bankruptcy.
   他揮霍掉了大部分錢財(cái)，瀕于破產(chǎn)。
3. 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小時之后處決，比使他在恐懼深淵的邊緣顫抖將近3個星期要更為仁慈些。
4. There are many flowers on the brink of the pond.
   池塘邊有許多花。

brink

n.（名詞）

The upper edge of a steep or vertical slope:
邊緣：指陡峭或豎直的坡的上部邊沿：
例句：
the brink of a cliff.
懸崖的邊緣

The margin of land bordering a body of water.
（河、池等的）邊沿：與水體毗連的陸地的邊緣
The point at which something is likely to begin; the verge:
始發(fā)點(diǎn)：某事可能要發(fā)生的界點(diǎn)；界限：
例句：
.Time and again the monarchs and statesmen of Europe approached the brink of conflict.(W. Bruce Lincoln)See Synonyms at border
.歐洲的君主和政治家們一次又一次瀕臨沖突的邊緣.(W.布魯斯·林肯)參見 border

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
probably of Scandinavian origin
可能為 斯堪的納維亞語源