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简单释义：

n.边缘；（新的、危险的，或令人兴奋的处境的）边缘

网络边缘战士；边沿；危机边缘

完整释义：

n.

1.〔比喻〕濒临;(战争)边缘
2.边缘;边际
3.边,界,涯,滨,岸
4.边;边沿
5.关头,生死关头
6.河岸
7.沙丘滑面顶
8.湖滨

例句：

1. Miss Bulstrode did not answer . She was hovering on the brink of irrevocable words.
   布尔斯特罗德小姐没有回答。她正处于话一出口便不可挽回的关头。

2. They told me that Turkey and Greece were on the brink of military confrontation and implored me to intervene to stop it.
   他们告诉我，土耳其和希腊正处于军事对峙的边缘，恳求我进行干涉以阻止冲突。

3. Queen of Pain could bring him to the brink of death, but she was rune-bound to keep him alive.
   痛苦女王能让他体验濒死之欢愉，并因为受符文的限制而无法杀死他。

4. His refusal to go quietly since the army ousted him in 2006 has helped to push Thailand to the brink.
   自从军方在2006年赶他下台而将泰国推向动乱边缘后，他在国外一直不肯善罢罢休。

5. A week after going to the brink of war, the presidents of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador kissed and made up on television.
   在看似将要擦枪走火的状况持续一周后，哥伦比亚，委内瑞拉和厄瓜多尔三国总统耳鬓厮磨，亮相电视。

6. Prosecutors said he left Enron because he knew the company was on the brink of bankruptcy.
   检察官说他离开的原因是因为他知道公司已经处于破产的边沿。

7. Thomas believes that we may be sitting on the brink of a phonon-driven technological revolution as well.
   托马斯认为，我们也有可能正处在由声子推动的技术革命的边缘。

8. Had he failed to put in the hours, he would not have made it past qualifying, let alone to the brink of his first world title.
   假如他未能把在小时，他就没有过去的排位赛，更不用说他的第一个世界冠军头衔的边缘。

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