Brink
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. ( 峭壁的) 边沿, 边缘
- ［英］ n. ( 峭壁的) 边沿, 边缘 ( the edge of a steep place; verge, border)
- ［记］ 比较: blink ( 眨眼睛) , 在峭壁的边缘吓得直眨眼睛 ( blink at the brink of a cliff)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
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- Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse brekka slope; akin to Middle Dutch brink grassland
- Date: 13th century
- 1. edge; especially the edge at the top of a steep place
- 2. a bank especially of a river
- 3. the point of onset ; verge <on the brink of war>
- 4. the threshold of danger
