n.

1. （懸崖，江河等的）邊，邊緣[the S][（+of）]
   The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.

   那棵樹長在懸崖邊緣。

2. （死亡，危險，戰爭等的）邊緣[the S][（+of）]
   He brought the country to the brink of war.

   他把國家帶到了戰爭邊緣。

n.

1. the extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body of water.
2. the verge of a state or situation, typically an undesirable one:
   the country was on the brink of a crisis.