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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9615 COCA: 7663

brink

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
brink /ˈbrɪŋk/ noun
brink
/ˈbrɪŋk/
noun
Learner's definition of BRINK

the brink

: the edge at the top of a steep cliff(峭壁顶端的)边缘usually used figuratively to refer to a point that is very close to the occurrence of something very bad or (less commonly) very good通常用作比喻,指灾难(较少指好事)即将发生的时刻
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9615 COCA: 7663
1
: edge
especially : the edge at the top of a steep place
2
: a bank especially of a river
3
: the point of onset : verge
on the brink of war
4
: the threshold of danger

Example Sentences

was at the brink of death when the rescuers arrived
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse brekka slope; akin to Middle Dutch brink grassland

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of brink was in the 13th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9615 COCA: 7663
brink

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + BRINK | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEvery最邊緣VERB + BRINKbe (poised) on, hover on, stand on, teeter on在邊緣;在邊緣徘徊;站在邊緣;處於邊緣Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery.科學家即將取得重大新發現。animals hovering on the very brink of extinction瀕臨滅絕的動物bring sb to帶某人到邊緣fight back from, pull back from從邊緣掙扎回來/拉回bring sb/sth back from, pull sb/sth back from使⋯免遭災害He pulled the company back from the brink (= saved it from disaster).他使公司起死回生。PREPOSITIONbrink of⋯的邊緣the brink of bankruptcy / death / war破產的/死亡的/戰爭的邊緣

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