|brɪŋk| noun 1. literal (edge) 边缘 biānyuán the brink of [something] 某物的边缘 2. figurative (on the point of) 紧要关头 jǐnyào guāntóu to be on the brink of doing [something] 正要做某事 to pull ([somebody]) back from the brink (使某人)悬崖勒马 to push [somebody] to/over the brink 使某人几乎难以忍受/无法忍受 on the brink of disaster/success 濒于灾难/几近成功 his incompetence has brought us to the brink of ruin 他的无能几乎毁掉了我们