brink；英 [brɪŋk]；美 [brɪŋk]；n.边缘;(新的、危险的，或令人兴奋的处境的)初始状态;(峭壁、河岸等的)边沿。
双语例句：
1、Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.
文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
2、The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster.
政府把自己推向了财政危机的边缘。
3、Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery.
科学家很快就会有新的重大发现。
4、He's pulled the company back from the brink.
他使公司起死回生。
5、In nine years he has brought his party back from the dead almost to the brink of power.
九年来他使该党起死回生几乎要执政了。
6、Failure to communicate had brought the two nations to the brink of war.
沟通不畅使这两个国家濒于战争的边缘。
