• the brink (of sth) 

  （某事物的）边缘〔一般指坏情况〕

• on the brink of collapse/war/death/disaster  濒于崩溃/战争/死亡/灾难

• back from the brink (of sth)  救…于危难之中

• push/tip sb over the brink  把某人逼上绝路

• 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。

• The company had huge debts and was on the brink of collapse.

  公司背负巨额债务，已濒临破产。

• He's pulled the company back from the brink. 他使公司起死回生。

• He will go down in history as the leader who pulled us back from the brink.

  他作为救我们于危难之中的领导人将名垂青史。

BrE /brɪŋk/

NAmE /brɪŋk/