/brɪŋk ||; brɪŋk/noun [sing] the brink (of sth) if you are on the brink of sth, you are almost in a very new, exciting or dangerous situation （崭新的、激动人心的或危险的局面的）边缘: Just when the band were on the brink of becoming famous, they split up. 乐队正当快要成名的时候却解散了。