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brink

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解释

n. （峭壁的）边缘
n. (Brink)人名；(德、英、荷、丹、瑞典)布林克

※ 提供单词"brink"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

brink 边缘

可能同break, 分开，切开。

英文词源

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").

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例句和用法

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。

2. The club are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League.: 俱乐部即将晋级超级联赛。

3. The Russian peasantry stood on the brink of disappearance.: 俄罗斯农民濒临消亡。

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。

5. The country was on the brink of an abyss.: 国家岌岌可危。