brink

the brink of the precipice

懸崖邊緣

牛津詞典

on the brink of collapse/war/death/disaster

瀕于崩潰 / 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng) / 死亡 / 災(zāi)難

牛津詞典

Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery.

科學(xué)家很快就會(huì)有新的重大發(fā)現(xiàn)。

牛津詞典

He's pulled the company back from the brink (= he has saved it from disaster) .

他使公司起死回生。

牛津詞典

Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse...

他們的經(jīng)濟(jì)徘徊在崩潰的邊緣。

Failure to communicate had brought the two nations to the brink of war.

溝通不暢使這兩個(gè)國(guó)家瀕于戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的邊緣。

Annah is a tiefling, a brash girl on the brink of womanhood.

阿娜是一名提夫林, 是個(gè)即將成為女人的粗率女孩.

期刊摘選

The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.

該公司已瀕臨于破產(chǎn)的邊緣.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

The victim of this accident is near the brink of death.

這場(chǎng)意外的受害人正接近死亡的邊緣.

期刊摘選

But this time his brinksmanship pushes events over the brink.

但是這次他的邊緣政策玩過火了.

期刊摘選

His incompetence has brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy.

他很無能,公司已因而瀕于破產(chǎn).

期刊摘選

The world has stepped back from brink, but is still skirting the edge of the precipice.

世界已從懸崖邊緣后退, 但并沒有完全脫離絕壁附近的危險(xiǎn)地帶.

期刊摘選

A week later the country was teetering on the brink of civil war.

而一周之后,肯尼亞卻偷天換日地走到了內(nèi)戰(zhàn)的邊緣地帶.

期刊摘選

Baby, it's time to think, Better beware, be canny and careful. Baby, you're on the brink.

寶貝, 該好好考慮了, 最好留意, 謹(jǐn)慎又小心, 寶貝, 你正在成長(zhǎng)的邊緣.

期刊摘選

Malawi hovered for years at the brink of famine.

馬拉維已在饑荒邊緣徘徊了多年.

期刊摘選

We are at the brink of something that may not happen again for many years.

我們正處于某種狀態(tài)的邊緣,也許在數(shù)年之內(nèi)這都不會(huì)再次發(fā)生.

期刊摘選

The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.

那棵樹生長(zhǎng)在峭壁的邊緣.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

Invasive species can decrease biodiversity and drive resident species to the brink of extinction.

外來物種入侵會(huì)減少生物多樣性并可能致使當(dāng)?shù)匚锓N滅絕.

期刊摘選

Either way the Moray was already on the brink.

不管怎樣,“海鰻號(hào)”已處于生死關(guān)頭.

辭典例句

The two countries were poised on the brink of war.

這兩個(gè)國(guó)家處于交戰(zhàn)的邊緣.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

These monsters would not lay down their cleavers even when on the brink of their own destruction.

這些魔鬼臨死也不會(huì)放下屠刀.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

The economy of this nation was brought into a state of disaster , and for a time even on the brink of collapse.

這個(gè)國(guó)家的經(jīng)濟(jì)被弄得百孔千瘡, 一時(shí)甚至面臨崩潰.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.

文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.

有3家賓館已破產(chǎn)在管，其他幾家正在破產(chǎn)的邊緣徘徊。

柯林斯例句

He was driven to the brink of madness.

他快被逼瘋了。

柯林斯例句

They sparred for a moment, on the brink of a full fight.

他們互相推搡了一會(huì)兒，眼看就要大打出手了。

柯林斯例句

I was certain I was on the brink of poverty, going to the poorhouse.

我確信自己已處在貧困的邊緣，馬上就要進(jìn)濟(jì)貧院了。

柯林斯例句

The farmers say recent inflation has driven them to the brink of ruin.

農(nóng)民們說最近的通貨膨脹使他們?yōu)l臨破產(chǎn)。

柯林斯例句

Failure to communicate had brought the two nations to the brink of war.

溝通不暢使這兩個(gè)國(guó)家瀕于戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的邊緣。

柯林斯例句

The club are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League.

俱樂部即將晉級(jí)超級(jí)聯(lián)賽。

柯林斯例句