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1·Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.

文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。《牛津词典》

2·The church seems to be on the brink of schism.

该教会看来处于分裂的边缘。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·The hotel is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.

这家旅馆正濒临破产。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4·The king now stands on the brink of a political precipice.

这位国王现在正站在政治悬崖的边缘。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·The Russian peasantry stood on the brink of disappearance.

俄罗斯农民濒临消亡。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

6·She hovered on the brink of death for three months as doctors battled to save her.

3个月来在医生们奋力挽救她的生命的过程中，她一直处在死亡的边缘。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

7·Sensors and circuits were on the brink of failing and NASA experts realised that they had to do something or lose contact with their probe forever.

传感器和电路濒临故障，NASA 的专家们意识到他们必须做点什么，否则将永远与探测器失去联系。

8·The extinction of myriad biological species aroused deep concern which led people to an understanding of the special importance of protecting rare animals and plants on the brink of extinction.

无数生物物种的灭绝引起了人们的深切关注，使人们认识到保护濒临灭绝的珍稀动植物的特殊重要性。

9·The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.

这个国家正处在内战的边缘。《牛津词典》

10·Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.

他们的经济正摇摆于崩溃的边缘。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》