释义 |
brink/brɪŋk//brɪŋk/ ★★★★n. n- ① (绝壁、断崖的)顶端边缘(参照brim);濒临深水的陆地边缘
- the brink of a precipice绝壁的边缘
- ② (未知、危险或刺激性事物的)边缘(=verge)<of>
- He was brought [driven, pushed] to the brink of destruction [ruin].他被带[逼]到毁灭的边缘。
字辨border: 是边缘或沿边界线的地带 margin: 是由某种明显之物所划分剩余的边缘 edge: 是指利刃般突出的边缘或边线 rim: 是指碗或眼镜等圆形或框架物的轮廓、周边 brim: 是杯、碗等容器上端内侧的rim brink: 是指峭壁或深渊顶端的边缘 短语- on [at] the brink of ...
- He is on the brink of the grave [death].他濒临死亡。
同义词- bordern.边缘
- brimn.边
- edgen.边缘
- marginn.边缘
- borderline
- edging
- fringe
- perimeter
- periphery
- point
- rim
- threshold
- verge
词路径- entity
- abstraction
- abstract entity
- attribute
- shape
- form
- line
- boundary
- edge
- bound
- brink
- threshold
- verge
上位词- border
- bound
- boundary
- edge
- limit
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