brink
                                        英 [brɪŋk]
美 [brɪŋk]
                                        
- n. (峭壁的)边缘
- n. (Brink)人名;(德、英、荷、丹、瑞典)布林克
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            1. rim => brim => brink.
2. brim + bank => brink.
                                                
            
                                    
            - brink (n.)
- early 13c., from Middle Low German brink "edge," or Danish brink "steepness, shore, bank, grassy edge," from Proto-Germanic *brenkon, probably from PIE *bhreng-, variant of root *bhren- "project, edge" (cognates: Lithuanian brinkti "to swell").
                 - 1. They sparred for a moment, on the brink of a full fight. 
- 他们互相推搡了一会儿,眼看就要大打出手了。
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- 2. The club are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League. 
- 俱乐部即将晋级超级联赛。
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- 3. The Russian peasantry stood on the brink of disappearance. 
- 俄罗斯农民濒临消亡。
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- 4. The Prime Minister's fragile government was on the brink of collapse. 
- 首相领导的脆弱的政府处在瓦解边缘。
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- 5. The country was on the brink of an abyss. 
- 国家岌岌可危。
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