on the brink of

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。)

Some large EU countries are on the brink of recession.(一些欧盟的大国濒临衰退。)

Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.(他们的经济正摇摆于崩溃的边缘。)

The other two were in recovery, still teetering on the brink of sobriety.(另外两人正在康复中，仍然不太清醒。)

Just a decade ago Indonesia was on the brink of catastrophe.(仅仅在十年之前，印尼还处在灾难的边缘。)

The world is on the brink of losing its miracle cures.(世界即将失去这些神奇的治疗药物。)

The Russian peasantry stood on the brink of disappearance.(俄罗斯农民濒临消亡。)

Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery.(科学家很快就会有新的重大发现。)

They are on the brink of resolving their long-standing dispute over money.(他们即将要解决彼此之间为时已久的金钱争议。)

Could we be on the brink of beating flu?(我们是否即将战胜流感？)