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n. 边缘, 陡岸

发音

其它 /bɹɪŋk/

词形变化

brinks 复数 brinks

教材释义与例句

名词

（峭壁的）边缘

释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

    The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.

    the brink of a river

  2. 2.

    The edge or border.

    比喻

    the brink of success

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

verge threshold

上位词 5

edge border bound limit boundary

相关短语

on the brink of 在…边缘,濒于,接近,几乎,差点 brink pink on the brink on the edge 边界状态：处于不稳定的状态; 激动; 兴奋：处于高度兴奋状态; 如由危险或冒险引起的

词源

From Middle English brinke, brenke, from Old Norse *brenka, brekka, from Proto-Germanic *brinkǭ, *brinkaz (“hill, edge (of land)”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“to project”). Cognate with Dutch brink (“grassland”), regional German Brink, Icelandic brekka (“slope”); also Tocharian B prenke (“island”), Irish braine (“prow”).

来源：wiktionary