| 释义 | to the brink of something collocation
 If you go to the brink of something, you become very close to doing or having it:
 Extreme stress had driven him to the brink of a nervous breakdown.极大的压力使他处于精神崩溃的边缘。
 They have gone from complete obscurity to the brink of becoming a global brand.
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 brinkHer son's actions had brought her to the brink of bankruptcy.
 The incident has pushed the countries to the brink of war.
 Years of overwork has ruined his health and driven him to the brink of insanity.
 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
 Almost
 a hop, skip, and a jumpidiom
 about
 almost
 as good asidiom
 as much asidiom
 be on the way to somethingidiom
 going on
 intent
 more
 more or lessidiom
 much
 scant
 strike
 sub
 that was close!idiom
 to/for all intents and purposesidiom
 up to (doing) somethingidiom
 verge
 virtual
 way
 
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