"drive to the brink" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 逼到崩溃边缘
• 推到极限

Definition

让某人或某事接近危险、极端或关键的边缘，通常指情感、身体或耐心方面。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于严肃或剧烈压力的场合，如“把某人逼到崩溃边缘”。常见表达有“drive someone to the brink of madness”。不常用于日常随意对话。

Examples

The stress at work drove him to the brink.

工作压力把他**逼到崩溃边缘**。

Lack of sleep can drive a person to the brink.

缺乏睡眠会**把人逼到崩溃边缘**。

Financial worries can drive families to the brink.

经济担忧会**把家庭逼到绝境**。

She was driven to the brink by endless deadlines and no support from her team.

她因无尽的截止日期和没有团队支持被**逼到崩溃边缘**。

If you keep pushing like this, you're going to drive yourself to the brink.

如果你一直这样逼自己，迟早会**把自己逼到崩溃边缘**。

Decades of pollution have driven the river to the brink.

几十年的污染**把这条河流逼到了极限**。