brink與edge的區別

brink：

n. （峭壁的）邊緣

The auto industry was on the brink of collapse .汽車工業更是到了崩潰的邊緣。

When I left university I felt on that brink .我大學畢業時，就感覺自己瀕臨那個邊緣。

The aftershocks of that post-bubble carnage have now brought europe to the brink .而泡沫破裂後大屠殺的餘震，如今將歐洲推向了危險的邊沿。

India was on the brink of mass famine .那時的印度正處在大面積饑荒的邊緣。

This program helped bring back the financial system from the brink .這個計劃在一定程度上將金融體系從崩潰邊緣拉了回來。

edge：

n. 邊緣優勢刀刃鋒利

vt. 使鋭利將…開刃給…加上邊

vi. 緩緩移動側着移動

Faithlessness is life at the edge of hopelessness .喪失信任的生活處在絕望的邊緣。

The extra practice gives children a competitive edge .這種特別的練習賦予孩子競爭優勢。

And maybe to the edge of the graveyard .甚至可能已經走到了墓地邊上。

Urbanization is the advent of edge species .城市化是邊沿物種的出現。

Please sharpen the edge of this axe .請把這把斧頭的刃磨快。

brink

邊緣常見釋義

英[brɪŋk]

美[brɪŋk]

n.

邊緣(新的、危險的，或令人興奮的處境的)初始狀態(峭壁、河岸等的)邊沿

例句

The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster

edge

邊常見釋義

英[edʒ]

美[edʒ]

n.

邊邊緣邊線邊沿刀口刀刃利刃(尤指災難的)邊緣（微弱的）優勢鋭利尖刻的聲調有…邊的

v.

(使)徐徐移動，漸漸移動給…加邊略為增加(或減少)

例句

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