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The very edge of something, especially the edge of a big change, danger, or a cliff, right before it happens. Almost always used in the phrase "on the brink of" — on the brink of war, on the brink of a breakthrough, on the brink of tears.
(懸崖、災難、重大變化的)邊緣
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Brinkname
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A surname.
brinknoun/ˈbɹɪŋk/
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The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
- the brink of a river
- And the appearance of it much comforted us, especially seeing so goodly a land, and wooded to the brink of the sea.
- 2
The edge or border.
- the brink of success
- As South Korea heads to the polls, can Lee Jae-myung bring the country back from the brink? [title]
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。