1. on the brink of 瀕于;瀕臨...的邊緣
Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.
文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣
。2. throw out of 拋出;扔出
He had the bouncers throw them out of the club.
他叫保安人員把他們轟出了俱樂部
。3. air strike 空襲
Had Muammar Qaddafi been killed in an air strike?
是不是卡扎菲已在空襲中喪生?
4. in an effort to 為了...;企圖要...
The company has laid off 150 workers in an effort to save money.
公司為節省資金遣散了150名工作人員
。