brink
英 [brɪŋk]
美 [brɪŋk]
- n. （峭壁的）边缘
- n. (Brink)人名；(德、英、荷、丹、瑞典)布林克
brink 助记提示
1. rim => brim => brink.
2. brim + bank => brink.
brink 中文词源
brink 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").
brink 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。
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- 5. The country was on the brink of an abyss.
- 国家岌岌可危。
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