| 单词 | brink |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [briŋk] |
| 解释 | n.(峭壁的)边沿，边缘 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.(峭壁的)边沿，边 缘(the edge of a steep place; verge, border) 【记】 比较：blink(眨眼睛) ，在峭壁的边缘吓得 直眨眼睛(blink at the brink of a cliff) |
| 字源 | brink (n.) early 13c., from Middle Low German brink "edge," or Danish brink "steepness, shore, bank, grassy edge," from Proto-Germanic *brenkon, probably from PIE *bhreng-, variant of root *bhren- "project, edge" (cognates: Lithuanian brinkti "to swell"). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. (河、海、峭壁等的)边缘; (危险或刺激性事物的)边缘 = verge = border 【例】on the brink of the grave 濒于死亡 【记】blink(v 眨眼)－在峭壁的边缘吓得直闭眼 【根】bri = brim边－悬崖 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】同brim；音: 边；drink brink(河边)水；音：杯 + drink 杯子喝水时在边上喝 |
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