pushed to the brink是什么意思?
母语人士的回答
Rebecca
如此处所用, brink指的是处于危机中的情况。因此, pushed to the brink意味着在灾难或危机等情况下被推到一个角落(无法逃脱)。例子: Elephants are being pushed to the brink of extinction. (大象已濒临灭绝。)例如: They have been pushed to the brink of war. (在战争之前,它一直处于紧急状态。)