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brink
英 [brɪŋk] 美 [brɪŋk]
这里集中整理“brink”的音标、翻译、词源、例句和近反义词，方便快速确认词义并顺手做词汇积累。
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翻译 · 词源 · 例句- n. （峭壁的）边缘
- n. (Brink)人名；(德、英、荷、丹、瑞典)布林克
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词源 · 例句 · 用法助记提示
1. rim => brim => brink.
2. brim + bank => brink.
2. brim + bank => brink.
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").
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The country was on the brink of an abyss.
- 国家岌岌可危。
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