His incompetence has brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
他很无能, 公司已因而濒於破产.
He dissipated most of his money and was on the brink of bankruptcy.
他挥霍掉了大部分钱财, 濒于破产。
It was more merciful to launch the condemned man into twenty-four hours than to keep him shivering on the brink of that dread gulf for three week.
把死囚在宣判24小时之后处决,比使他在恐惧深渊的边缘颤抖将近3个星期要更为仁慈些。