on the brink of collapse/war/death/disaster
濒于崩溃╱战争╱死亡╱灾难
Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery.
科学家很快就会有新的重大发现。
He's pulled the company back from the brink(= he has saved it from disaster) .
他使公司起死回生。
the brink of the precipice
悬崖边缘
1.〈比喻〉濒临;(战争)边缘
2.边,界,涯,滨,岸
1.the point in time when something very bad or very good is about to happen
2.the top of a very steep cliff
1.In fact, Countrywide had become a leading purveyor of toxic mortgage products that would take the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
可事实上，全国金融公司当时已是有毒抵押贷款产品最大的承办商，这足已让它濒临破产。
2.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。
3.And so I let it go, working myself up to the brink in her pussy then pulling out to come all over her.
我打算完成先，让我在她里面抽动至颠峰然后抽出我的生殖器射到她全身。
4.As he came into office, the country stood on the brink of a new Great Depression.
当奥巴马上任时，这个国家正处于一轮新大萧条（GreatDepression）的边缘。
5.She thought his smug two-year-old grin of self-amusement and satisfaction would drive her to the brink, but she maintained her composure.
她认为她那两岁的儿子沾沾自喜、洋洋得意的咧嘴一笑，足以把她推向崩溃的边缘，但她仍然保持镇定。
6.But having taken the plunge, he is now on the brink of adventure; he is about to be launched into his own inner space to the astronaut.
但是陷入思考，他现在是濒于冒险，他是想进入自己的内心世界。
7."Their unwillingness to compromise is pushing us to the brink of a default on the full faith and credit of the United States, " he said.
他说：“他们不愿意妥协，这让我们走到债务违约的边缘，合众国的信用处于危险之中。”
8.And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.
他对我说，人子阿，你看见了什么。他就带我回到河边。
9.There are hundreds such reasons why the relationship of a husband and wife is often on the brink of either breaking or splitting.
昨天她竟然没有留意到我的头痛！这是夫妻关系出现裂痕或分崩离析的种种因素。
10.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。