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濒于,濒临;在…的边缘
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濒于,濒临;在…的边缘
1. the edge at the top of a steep cliff —usually used figuratively to refer to a point that is very close to the occurrence of something very bad or (less commonly) very good
He nearly lost everything because of his drug addiction, but his friends helped to pull him back from the brink.The two nations are on the brink of war.Doctors may be on the brink of finding a cure for this disease.an animal that has been brought/pulled back from the brink of extinction
on the brink of disasters灾难的边缘
On the Brink of sea滨临大海
Be On The Brink Of濒于
on the brink of death濒死
on the brink of extinction濒灭
On the brink of collapse在崩溃的边缘
On the brink of ruin颓圯日甚
on the brink of war处于战争边缘
mgm appears to be on the brink of bankruptcy and recently begged their investors for a break so they could fund their upcoming films like the hobbit.
米高梅公司似乎濒临破产的边缘,最近恳求其投资者高抬贵手,以使他们能有资金拍摄《霍比特人》这类即将上映的影片。
thomas believes that we may be sitting on the brink of a phonon-driven technological revolution as well.
托马斯认为,我们也有可能正处在由声子推动的技术革命的边缘。
on the brink of independence, south sudan lacks a lot of basic information about its own towns and communities.
马上就要独立的南苏丹缺少有关其城镇和社区的基本信息。
the uk「s only helicopter manufacturer was on the brink of insolvency.
英国唯一的直升飞机制造商处于破产的边缘。
europe is on the brink of a major financial disaster.
欧洲目前正处在一场大规模金融灾难的边缘。
others in the group weighed in and he scribbled, "we are on the brink of a new era that we have always dreamed of, an egypt free of oppression and tyranny… this is a great awaking.
组织里其他人在讨论,他在涂改,「我们在一个曾经梦寐以求的新时代的边缘,一个新的埃及,免于压迫和反复----一次伟大的觉醒。
republicans pretend the u. s. is on the brink of losing the world」s trust, but they don「t really believe that.
共和党伪称美国已经濒临失去世界信任的边缘,但他们自己实际上并不相信。
meanwhile illinois is on the brink of fiscal collapse, in part thanks to mr blagojevich’s mismanagement.
伊利诺斯州濒临财政崩塌的风险,这一部分也是归咎于布拉戈耶维奇先生管理不利。
just a decade ago indonesia was on the brink of catastrophe.
仅仅在十年之前,印尼还处在灾难的边缘。
this makes him a skilled negotiator and peacemaker, as he showed when he intervened in the early 1990s in kwazulu natal, then on the brink of civil war.
这是他成为一位无往不胜的谈判者与和平创造者,诸如他在1990年代初期干预夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省时的表现,及后来化解了濒临的内战。
a recent book on egypt is subtitled “the land of the pharaohs on the brink of revolution」.
最近一本关于埃及的书则直接命名为「濒于革命的法老之地」。
without these more fundamental changes, these populations will teeter on the brink of disaster year after year.
没有这些更多的根本变革,这些人民将年复一年挣扎在灾害的边缘。
despite the concerns, iowa is not on the brink of becoming a new dust bowl.
除了这些关注点外,爱荷华州并不处于新的沙尘风暴的边缘。
in truth, this young doctor was a fanatic of his profession—there was nothing more important to him than a challenging case, than a person, no matter who it was, on the brink of death.
这位年轻的大夫的确是个职业狂——对他来说,无论是什么人,无论是多么复杂的病例,都没有什么比拯救处于死亡边缘的人更有意义的事情了。
the world is on the brink of losing these miracle cures.
我们的世界,正处于失去这些奇迹般治疗的边缘。
with artful cunning, nabokov proceeded to reveal a mystery that is only now, 33 years later, on the brink of being solved.
纳博科夫接着以巧妙地狡猾,出了一个直到33年后的今天才处于即将破解边缘的谜。
this is probably because i am very relaxed, on the brink of sleeping.
可能是因为我非常放松,在快要睡着的边缘。
a country once on the brink of famine has turned itself into one of the biggest exporters of farm produce.
这个过去濒于饑荒的国家摇身一变,成了最大的农产品出口国之一。
such exclusions speak to the album」s sharp focus-- to move everything forward while constantly tipping on the brink of frantic instability.
这些删减都紧扣了专辑中突出的焦点 —— 在濒临狂乱不稳定的边缘的同时,推动一切向前。