"brink" in Chinese (Simplified)
边缘临界点
Definition
某物的边缘或起点，常用于描述重大变化或危险即将发生的时刻。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于正式或文学语境，常搭配“on the brink of”。通常暗示某种重大时刻（危险、成功、灾难）。日常生活中很少指实际边缘。
Examples
The car stopped at the brink of the cliff.
汽车在悬崖的**边缘**停了下来。
They are on the brink of discovering a cure.
他们正处于发现治疗方法的**边缘**。
She stood on the brink of the river, looking across.
她站在河的**边缘**，望向对岸。
The company is on the brink of collapse.
公司正处于倒闭的**边缘**。
After months of hard work, he finally felt he was on the brink of success.
经过几个月的努力，他终于觉得自己处于成功的**边缘**。
We were living on the brink for years, always close to losing everything.
我们多年来一直生活在**边缘**，总是快要失去一切。