brink
brink的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [briŋk]
KK音标发音: [brɪŋk]
brink的词性:
n.(名词)
1. The upper edge of a steep or vertical slope:
边缘:指陡峭或竖直的坡的上部边沿:
the brink of a cliff.
悬崖的边缘
2. The margin of land bordering a body of water.
(河、池等的)边沿:与水体毗连的陆地的边缘
3. The point at which something is likely to begin; the verge:
始发点:某事可能要发生的界点;界限:
“Time and again the monarchs and statesmen of Europe approached the brink of conflict”(W Bruce Lincoln)See Synonyms at border
“欧洲的君主和政治家们一次又一次濒临冲突的边缘”(W布鲁斯·林肯)参见 border
brink的词源:
4. Middle English
中古英语
5. probably of Scandinavian origin
可能为 斯堪的纳维亚语源