brink
/brɪŋk/
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American sound/brɪŋk/
brink
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၁။ ချောက်နှုတ်ခမ်း။ ချောက်ကမ်းပါးစွန်း။
the brink of a precipice ❍ He stood shivering on the brink, waiting to dive in.
၂။ [sing] the ~ of (doing) sth (fig ) …တော့မည့်ဆဲဆဲ ။ …တဲတဲကလေး။ တဲတဲကလေးသာ လိုတော့သည့် (အခြေ)။
on the brink of collapse/war/disaster/success ❍ Scientists are on the brink of (making) a breakthrough in the treatment of cancer. ❍ His incompetence has brought us to the brink of ruin.
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