单词 | brink |
释义 | brink brink // noun [sing.]
if you are on the brink of sth, you are almost in a very new, dangerous or exciting situation: The company was on the brink of bankruptcy. He's pulled the firm back from the brink (= he has saved it from disaster). The losses had brought the newspaper to the brink of failure.
on the brink of bankruptcy/collapse/disaster/failure/recession
IDIOMS
teeter on the brink/edge of sth to be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation: The company is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. |
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