n.邊緣；邊沿；界限

She knows well that she and Louis are on a brink. 她深深知道，她和路易斯是到了危險的邊沿。

Prosecutors said he left Enron because he knew the company was on the brink of bankruptcy. 檢察官說他離開的原因是因為他知道公司已經(jīng)處于破產(chǎn)的邊沿。

n.邊緣政策；〈法〉緊急致策

=brinksmanship.