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.(傳感器和電路瀕臨故障，NASA的專家們意識到他們必須做點什么，否則將永遠與探測器失去聯系。)

Some large EU countries are on the brink of recession.(一些歐盟的大國瀕臨衰退。)

Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.(他們的經濟正搖擺于崩潰的邊緣。)

The other two were in recovery, still teetering on the brink of sobriety.(另外兩人正在康復中，仍然不太清醒。)

Just a decade ago Indonesia was on the brink of catastrophe.(僅僅在十年之前，印尼還處在災難的邊緣。)

The world is on the brink of losing its miracle cures.(世界即將失去這些神奇的治療藥物。)

The Russian peasantry stood on the brink of disappearance.(俄羅斯農民瀕臨消亡。)

Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery.(科學家很快就會有新的重大發現。)

They are on the brink of resolving their long-standing dispute over money.(他們即將要解決彼此之間為時已久的金錢爭議。)

Could we be on the brink of beating flu?(我們是否即將戰勝流感？)