on the brink of
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- brink n.边缘；边沿；界限
- of prep.关于；...的（表所属）；出身于；由于
- on prep.在...之上；由...支撑着；在（某一天）；关于；基于adv.穿着；向前（移动)；表示持续性adj.表示已连接、处于工作状态或使用中；发生；值班
- the art.那；这；这些；那些adv.（用于比较级前）更加；用于最高级前；(用于形容词、副词比较级前)越...越...
Prepositional Phrase:
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if someone or something is on the brink of a situation, that situation is likely to happen soon
- A species that is on the brink of extinction.
处在灭绝边缘的物种。
- The stock market was on the brink of collapse.
股市已到崩盘的边缘。
