brink与edge的区别

brink：

n. （峭壁的）边缘

The auto industry was on the brink of collapse .汽车工业更是到了崩溃的边缘。

When I left university I felt on that brink .我大学毕业时，就感觉自己濒临那个边缘。

The aftershocks of that post-bubble carnage have now brought europe to the brink .而泡沫破裂后大屠杀的余震，如今将欧洲推向了危险的边沿。

India was on the brink of mass famine .那时的印度正处在大面积饥荒的边缘。

This program helped bring back the financial system from the brink .这个计划在一定程度上将金融体系从崩溃边缘拉了回来。

edge：

n. 边缘优势刀刃锋利

vt. 使锐利将…开刃给…加上边

vi. 缓缓移动侧着移动

Faithlessness is life at the edge of hopelessness .丧失信任的生活处在绝望的边缘。

The extra practice gives children a competitive edge .这种特别的练习赋予孩子竞争优势。

And maybe to the edge of the graveyard .甚至可能已经走到了墓地边上。

Urbanization is the advent of edge species .城市化是边沿物种的出现。

Please sharpen the edge of this axe .请把这把斧头的刃磨快。

brink

边缘常见释义

英[brɪŋk]

美[brɪŋk]

n.

边缘(新的、危险的，或令人兴奋的处境的)初始状态(峭壁、河岸等的)边沿

例句

The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster

edge

边常见释义

英[edʒ]

美[edʒ]

n.

边边缘边线边沿刀口刀刃利刃(尤指灾难的)边缘（微弱的）优势锐利尖刻的声调有…边的

v.

(使)徐徐移动，渐渐移动给…加边略为增加(或减少)

例句

Don't put that glass so near the edge of the table.