Brink

(noun.) the edge of a steep place.

(noun.) a region marking a boundary.

编辑:思朋斯

• Since I must go away--since we must always be divided--you may think of me as one on the brink of the grave. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• At length he summoned me by a low, S-s-t, and I crept toward the sound of his voice to find him kneeling on the brink of an opening in the floor. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Were we to fail on the very brink of success? 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• For a second I toppled there upon the brink. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• I did not know before, that I had two daughters on the brink of matrimony. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• We tottered together upon the brink of the fall. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• I feel as sure as I sit here, Fred will turn out well--else why was he brought back from the brink of the grave? 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I took up the stick, and knelt down on the brink of the South Spit. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• His father’s shop burned, and the whole family seemed on the brink of ruin. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Each on the brink of departure, the father and son looked at each other, then parted. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Diggory, having returned to the brink of the pool, observed that the small upper hatches or floats were withdrawn. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Thus tottering on the dizzy brink, we were happy. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• This did not lead well towards the news that Mr. Garth was on the brink of losing ninety-two pounds and more. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The very oldest of the trees, gnarled mighty oaks, crowd about the brink of this dell. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• She has no strength of will or character to help herself and she is on the brink of being sold into wretchedness for life. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.

整理:米莉